Development of a Brief Mindfulness-Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention to Pair with Pharmacist-Led Benzodiazepine Tapering for Older Adults: The CSTARS Intervention
Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology October 9, 2025 Kristen M. Kraemer, Brianna Wang, Marissa Mccann et al.
Benzodiazepines are potentially inappropriate medications for older adults, and deprescribing interventions are needed. We describe the development of a psychologist‐led, mindfulness‐informed cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) intervention to pair with pharmacist‐led tapering to support benzodiazepine deprescribing in older adults. Based on previous research, we first developed an intervention...