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EPISODE · Dec 31, 2025 · 14 MIN

Lorazepam (Ativan)

from PsychRounds: The Psychiatry Podcast · host Dr. Tanner Hewitt, Dr. Larry Wang and Dr. Bradley Miller

Welcome back! Today we are at the highly prescribed and popular benzodiazepine Lorazepam, also known as Ativan. We look at its uses in psychiatry, especially catatonia. But despite anecdotal efficacy, does the evidence hold up? References:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532890/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36805317/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6120058/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10229064/https://psychopharmacologyinstitute.com/section/catatonia-diagnosis-the-lorazepam-challenge-2911-5899/

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Welcome back! Today we are at the highly prescribed and popular benzodiazepine Lorazepam, also known as Ativan. We look at its uses in psychiatry, especially catatonia. But despite anecdotal efficacy, does the evidence hold up?...

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