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Frequency of self-reported ‘anxiolytic withdrawal’ symptoms in a group of female students experiencing anxiety

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

E. K. Rodrigo  and
P. Williams
E. K. Rodrigo
Affiliation:
General Practice Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
P. Williams*
Affiliation:
General Practice Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
*
1 Address for correspondence: Dr Paul williams, General Practice Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF.
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Synopsis

This study describes the occurrence of self-reported perceptual phenomena in students experiencing anxiety. Phenomena like hypersensitivity to touch, hyposensitivity to taste and smell, and unusual tastes and smells appear to be non-specific and to be closely related to the level of anxiety. They emphasize the need for the development of techniques to elicit perceptual phenomena, and to investigate their occurrence and the intensity of their phenomena in variously defined groups. These also have implications for the assessment of benzodiazepine withdrawal syndromes.

Type
Preliminary Communication
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , May 1986 , pp. 467 - 472
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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