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A Comparison between Perceptions of Psychiatric Outpatients and Psychiatrists Regarding Benzodiazepine Use and Decision Making for Its Discontinuation: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Japan.

Yumi AokiMasahiro TakeshimaTakashi TsuboiEiichi KatsumotoKen UdagawaKen InadaKoichiro WatanabeKazuo MishimaYoshikazu Takaesu
Published in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2023)
The results suggest that the majority of psychiatric outpatients were taking hypnotic/anxiolytics for a long time against their will. There might be a difference in perceptions toward hypnotic/anxiolytic use and decision making for its discontinuation between psychiatric outpatients and psychiatrists. Further research is necessary to fill this gap.
Keyphrases
  • decision making
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • primary care