Open AccessSensitivity to placebo therapy in patients with alcohol dependence in postwithdrawal period
Author(s) -
В. В. Востриков,
Востриков Виктор Васильевич,
Petr D. Шабанов,
Шабанов Петр Дмитриевич
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
obzory po kliničeskoj farmakologii i lekarstvennoj terapii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2542-1875
pISSN - 1683-4100
DOI - 10.17816/rcf16455-60
Subject(s) - placebo , alcohol , placebo response , placebo group , psychology , alcohol dependence , medicine , clinical psychology , pathology , biochemistry , chemistry , alternative medicine
40 patients with alcohol dependence in post-abstinent period was used to study the psychological peculiarities of emotional-motivational sphere during the course of placebo therapy. The placebo-reactor was 62.5%, placebo preaction – 15%, placebo-negative reactors of 22.5%. There are significant differences in the compared groups of patients. After a course of placebo-therapy all patients showed positive changes in emotional state, most pronounced in placebo-directoru. The least pronounced changes in the placebo group-negative patients (but to lessen the desire for alcohol most pronounced). The conclusion about the need for a differentiated approach to the treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome and postdetoxification state.