Does tailoring really make a difference? : the development and evaluation of tailored interventions aimed at benzodiazepine cessation

Because it is known that there is often a lack of patient education regarding benzodiazepine use (1)(see also chapter 1), we examined in Chapter 2 how general practitioners and

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: the development and evaluation of tailored interventions aimed at benzodiazepine cessation..

The determinants that turn out to be related to benzodiazepine use and cessation can then be used in the development of the computer program which produces tailored patient

In addition to the BCQ, the following questionnaires were administered: an 18-item self-report questionnaire to measure the extent of problem drinking (alcohol users only); 19

Background – The aim of this study was to (1) describe the characteristics of patients reporting craving for benzodiazepines (BZs) and (2) to search for associations between BZ

Findings – Results indicated that (1) benzodiazepine craving severity decreased over time, (2) patients still using benzodiazepines experienced significantly more severe craving than

The only two studies that have evaluated relapse after a supervised benzodiazepine tapering off programme have found treatment condition (cognitive-behaviour therapy for insomnia, a