Recurrent Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Catatonia in an Older Adult

Am J Psychiatry. 2017 Oct 1;174(10):1001-1002. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17060637.

Authors

Lindsay G Lebin¹, Joseph M Cerimele¹

Affiliation

¹ From the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle.

PMID: 28965464
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17060637

No abstract available

Keywords: Antianxiety Agents; Consultation-Liaison; Drug Side Effects-Other; Geriatric Psychiatry.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Benzodiazepines / adverse effects*
Catatonia / chemically induced*
Female
Humans
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / psychology*

Substances

Benzodiazepines