The meta-analysis on BZD withdrawal interventions by
Parr and co-workers dichotomized randomized trials
(RCTs) as brief, GDR or psychological interventions. This
meta-analysis [13] identified 32 RCTs, of which five compared
brief interventions, one GDR, three psychological
treatments with GDR compared with GDR only or to
routine care, and others compared GDR with replacement
pharmacotherapy in out-patient settings. Psychotherapeutic
interventions, for example, relaxation training,
psychoeducation for benzodiazepine withdrawal, instruction
in self-management strategies to address insomnia
and cognitive behavioural treatment of insomnia, and
brief interventions with GDR resulted in follow-up withdrawal
rates superior to routine care [13].