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Techniques to Enhance Compliance with Disulfiram
Author(s) -
Allen John P.,
Litten Raye Z.
Publication year - 1992
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.1530-0277.1992.tb00695.x
Subject(s) - disulfiram , compliance (psychology) , medicine , psychology , pharmacology , social psychology
Pharmacodynamic benefits of disulfiram in the treatment of alcoholism have yet to be clearly demonstrated. Nevertheless, research does suggest that disulfiram may well have positive effects on drinking if medicational compliance procedures are employed. This paper reviews research on four strategies for enhancing disulfiram compliance: implants, incentives, contracts, end patient information. Generalizations about the strategies are drawn and needs for future research are briefly addressed.