Dana Sinai, PhD

Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel; Ramat-Chen Brüll Mental Health Center, Clalit Health Services, Community Division, Tel Aviv District, Tel Aviv, Israel

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Posttrauma Benzodiazepine Use and Subsequent PTSD
Original Research

June 22, 2026

In this naturalistic setting of mass trauma, short-term benzodiazepine use during 30 days postexposure was not associated with increased PTSD risk at 12 months.
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