Clonazepam as a therapeutic adjunct to improve the management of psychiatric disorders

Abstract
Clonazepam, which is a benzodiazepine structurally related to chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride, diazepam and nitrazepam, has been available for the treatment of seizure disorders in the USA since 1976 and in Japan since 1981. Increasingly, clonazepam has been used in the treatment of a variety of psychiatric disorders. Six representative case studies are presented and specific guidelines for the use of clonazepam are discussed.