TABLE 14-1 - Psychiatric Uses for Benzodiazepines

Anxiety disorders

  Generalized anxiety disorder
  Panic disorder
Mood disorders

  Temporary treatment of anxiety associated with depression
  Temporary treatment of insomnia associated with depression
  Treatment of agitation in acute mania
  Possible mood-stabilizing effect in bipolar disorder
Adjustment disorders

  Treatment of adjustment disorder with anxiety
  Sleep disorders
  Short-term treatment of insomnia
Miscellaneous

  Treatment of akathisia induced by neuroleptics
  Agitation from psychosis or other causes
  Catatonia (especially lorazepam)
  Alcohol withdrawal