Naltrexone-precipitated delirium

German Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 101-103

  Das, Partha Pratim ^a   Grover, Sandeep ^a   Kumar, Suresh ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Delirium; Naltrexone

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE; NALTREXONE; NICOTINE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; RISPERIDONE;

ABSENTEEISM; ABSTINENCE; ADULT; AGITATION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; DETOXIFICATION; DISORIENTATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRUNKEN DRIVING; HALLUCINATION; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTIVATION; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAPSE; RESTLESSNESS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 27744608561     PISSN: 14331055     EISSN: 14331055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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