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Coming Off Prescribed Psychotropic Medications: Insights from Their Use as Recreational Drugs

Fabrizio Schifano

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 2020 DOI: 10.1159/000507897 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Review Peer reviewed
Keywords Recreational drug Psychotropic drug Psychotherapist
Citations 19
Key findings Recreational use of prescribed psychotropic medications provides insights into the mechanisms of dependence and withdrawal that can inform clinical strategies for discontinuation.

Abstract

© 2020 S. Karger AG, Basel. This is the peer-reviewed but unedited manuscript version of the following article: Schifano F: Coming Off Prescribed Psychotropic Medications: Insights from Their Use as Recreational Drugs. Psychother Psychosom 2020;89:274-282. DOI: 10.1159/000361001. The final, published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1159/000507897.