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Benzodiazepines not recommended for patients with PTSD or recent trauma

July 14, 2015 by

Benzodiazepine drugs are widely used in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but available evidence suggests that they are not effective -- and may even be harmful, concludes a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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