Disulfiram treatment for alcoholism in severe mental illness

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 242-252

  Mueser, Kim T ^a,b,d   Noordsy, Douglas L ^a,b,c   Fox, Lindy ^b   Wolfe, Rosemarie ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Mental Hlth Ctr of Gtr Manchester   (United States)

^d New Hampshire Dartmouth P   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DISULFIRAM; NALTREXONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; STABILIZING AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DROWSINESS; DRUG ALCOHOL INTERACTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; RASH; REMISSION; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STOMACH DISEASE; TASTE DISORDER; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0043092378     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1521-0391.2003.tb00652.x     Document Type: Article

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