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Categories Underlying Chronic Benzodiazepine Use and Discontinuation in Elderly
| Purpose and Importance of Benzodiazepine |
| Means to cope with stress and anxiety; aid in falling/staying asleep |
| Lifeline or life-transforming properties |
| Lack of awareness, underestimation or disregard of side effects |
| Attitudes Towards Taper/Discontinuation |
| Negativity towards or resistance to taper/discontinuation |
| Rejection of psychological interventions |
| Power and influence in physician–patient relationship |
