BZD tranquilizers abuse by patients with borderline mental disorders
The paper highlights the results of investigation into the role of various factors in shaping the phenomenon of benzodiazepine tranquilizers (BZD) abuseby patients with borderline mental disorders. Three variants of the course of BZD abuse are outlined: 1) obsessive intake which features a monotherapeutic model of intake and a high rate of increase in BZD dosage; 2) modulatory intake with a combined model of intake and undulatory rate of dosage increase; 3) compulsive intake which is marked by BZD intoxication and a predominantlymulti-substance intakepatternand average rate of dosage build-up.