May 3rd 2024
Which is the best recommendation for the treatment of alcohol use disorder?
Treatment Considerations for Schizophrenia and Comorbid Substance Use Disorder
November 11th 2015The abuse of alcohol by patients with schizophrenia is a remarkably common phenomenon. Here: findings from a 6-month randomized trial of long-acting injectable versus oral risperidone in patients with schizophrenia and comorbid alcohol use disorder.
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Case Report: Drinking, Decisional Capacity, and Death
July 11th 2014Severe alcohol dependence and frequent relapses in this patient prompts his son to produce a durable power of attorney for health care. He demands that the physicians declare his father to lack decision-making capacity. More in this ethics case report.
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Topiramate and Heavy Drinking: Implications for Personalized Medicine
June 30th 2014Very few heavy drinkers receive treatment and fewer still are prescribed medications with demonstrated efficacy. Here, a summary of current research, key takeaways, and highlights from a study on topiramate treatment for heavy drinkers by the lead author of that study.
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The Brave New World of Behavioral Therapies for Alcohol Use Disorders
June 30th 2014In addition to the approval of novel medications for alcohol use disorders, the past several years have been marked by an emphasis on development, standardization, and dissemination of new behavioral therapies, including computer-based interventions.
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Alcohol Use Disorders and Psychiatric Comorbidity: Pharmacological Management
June 30th 2014There is increasing evidence and support for medications for alcohol use disorders to be used in regular clinical practice, and not to be limited to specialty substance abuse settings. Here, special considerations for pharmacological management.
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Kurt Cobain: A Modern Tragedy From a Mental Health Perspective
June 9th 2014Clinicians will be drawn in by author Charles R. Cross's personal experience documenting, Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain. Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, committed suicide 20 years ago this month.
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Society’s Chemical Noose: A Look at Substance Abuse and Suicide
May 8th 2014Substance abuse and addiction are commonly associated with an increased risk of suicide. Alcohol abuse plays a key role in suicide attempts and completions; prescription drugs are a close second. The causes of suicide for men and women are different but the suicide rates are equally staggering.
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