Am J Psychiatry 1975; 132:861-863
Copyright © 1975 by American Psychiatric Association
The differential effects of chlordiazepoxide and oxazepam on hostility in a small group setting
ge Kochansky, C salzman, RI Shader, JS Harmatz and AM Ogeltree
The authors compared the effects of chlordiazepoxide, oxazepam, and placebo
on hostility, as an inner motivational or arousal state, in moderately and
highly anxious male research volunteers. The data again supported the
hypothesis that clordiazepoxide-induced increases in motivational hostility
are more frequent and intense than those associated with placebo and
oxazepum. The data also suggest that oxazepam may be a more specific
"hostility tranquilizer" than other benzodiazepines.
