Benzodiazepine Use in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Veterans with Substance Abuse
KOSTEN T, FONTANA A, SERNYAK M, ROSENHECK R. Benzodiazepine Use in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Veterans with Substance Abuse. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 2000, 188: 454-459. PMID: 10919705, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-200007000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderHealth care utilizationSubstance abuseCare utilizationBenzodiazepine useOutpatient health care utilizationStress disorderComorbid substance abuseSubstance abuse diagnosisBenzodiazepine treatmentBaseline differencesInpatient dischargesBenzodiazepine usersAbuse diagnosisPTSD patientsAdverse effectsSubstance abusersBenzodiazepinesOutcomesVeteransDisordersAbusePatientsWorseningDiagnosis