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Feb 2024
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Throwback Benzos

Pocket Psychiatry: A Carlat Podcast
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The release of the fast-acting antidepressant Auvelity got us thinking about an older strategy to speed up antidepressants, benzodiazepines. So we're bringing you this Thursday throwback, do benzodiazepines treat depression? Benzos and sleep meds rarely earn a mention in textbooks on depression these days, but that has not always been the case.


Today, in part one of a two-part series, we'll open up a forgotten repository of psychiatric research, where a stack of about 50 controlled trials has been archived away, suggesting that the GABAergic benzos might actually treat depression.


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Published On: 02/15/2024

Duration: 27 minutes, 43 second

Chris Aiken, MD, and Kellie Newsome, PMHNP have disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

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