Benzodiazepines are associated with a less good outcome in the long term and should not be prescribed for the treatment of individuals with panic disorder.

Do Not Do Recommendation

Do Not Do Recommendation Details

Recommendation:: Benzodiazepines are associated with a less good outcome in the long term and should not be prescribed for the treatment of individuals with panic disorder.
Interventions:: benzodiazepines

Source guidance details

Guidance:: Anxiety (CG113)
Published date:: January 2011
Paragraph number:: 1.4.7
Page number:: 28

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Sedating antihistamines or antipsychotics should not be prescribed for the treatment of panic disorder.
Do not offer an antipsychotic for the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder (GAD) in primary care.