Soyka M, Lehle R, Hippius H
Psychiatrische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität München.
Nervenarzt. 1994 Sep;65(9):628-32.
We report the case of a 61-year old patient with an affective disorder who had been treated with benzodiazepines in low dosages over a 16 year period. This treatment had been prescribed by his physician following several depressive episodes. During this time, the patient remained able to work and exhibited little psychopathological symptomatology. Following discontinuation of medication, however, the depressive phases resumed and were particularly intractable. The clinical implications of this case and the therapeutic strategies for approaching patients with long-term benzodiazepine treatment are discussed.
我们报告了一例61岁患有情感障碍的患者，其在16年期间一直接受低剂量苯二氮䓬类药物治疗。在经历数次抑郁发作后，其医生开出了这种治疗方案。在此期间，该患者仍能够工作，且几乎没有精神病理学症状。然而，停药后，抑郁阶段复发且尤其难以治疗。本文讨论了该病例的临床意义以及针对长期接受苯二氮䓬类药物治疗患者的治疗策略。
