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Mandatory Supervised Antabuse Therapy in an Outpatient Alcoholism Program: A Pilot Study
Author(s) -
Sereny George,
Sharma Vidya,
Holt James,
Gordis Enoch
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1986.tb05092.x
Subject(s) - sobriety , medicine , regimen , psychiatry , outpatient clinic , surgery
We instituted a program of mandatory supervised antabuse therapy in an outpatient alcoholism clinic for patients who wish to remain connected to the clinic but who have continued to drink repeatedly. Almost 60% of 68 patients who agreed to this regimen achieved significant periods of sobriety. These preliminary findings suggest that a controlled trial of this approach is warranted.