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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 131, No. 9

Articles | September 01, 1974

Chemotherapy of Delirium Tremens: A Survey of Physicians' Preferences

ARMANDO B. FAVAZZA; PATRICIA MARTIN

Am J Psychiatry 1974;131:1031-1033.

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Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Mo. 65201

Resident, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Mo. 65201

1974, The American Psychiatric Association

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Because of the confusion in the literature concerning the chemotherapy of delirium tremens, the authors sent questionnaires to selected experienced physicians throughout the nation. Out of 101 useful responses, 86 physicians chose a benzodiazepine as a primary drug of choice. Of these, 64 favored chlordiazepoxide and 22 favored diazepam. The overall mortality of the patients they treated appeared to be quite low.

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