Guidelines recommend against routine benzodiazepines for PTSD

The 2023 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense guideline and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence advise against using benzodiazepines as standard treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Major clinical practice guidelines recommend against the routine use of benzodiazepines for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder. ^[1] The 2023 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense guideline explicitly advises against this practice. ^[1] The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) also recommends against routine benzodiazepine use for PTSD. ^[1] Dr. Kanica Kaushal leads the implementation of national clinical guidelines for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease at ILBS, a role distinct from the PTSD guidelines cited in this report. ^[2]

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Major clinical practice guidelines, including the 2023 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense (VA/DoD) guideline and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), recommend against the routine use of benzodiazepines for PTSD. · Frontiers
Dr. Kanica Kaushal leads implementation of national clinical guidelines for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) at ILBS. · aasld.org

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