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A General Method for Evaluating Deep Brain Stimulation Effects on Intravenous Methamphetamine Self-Administration
Published on: January 22, 2016
[Neuroleptic therapy of comorbid narcotic dependent patients in ambulatory methadone maintenance]
Willi Unglaub1, Michael Kandel, Dirk Zenner
1Funktionsoberarzt der Suchtabteilung, Bereich Illegale Drogen, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 84, 93042 Regensburg. willi.unglaub@bkr-regensburg.de
Abstract:
Methadon maintenance therapy with opiate addicts who suffer from a comorbid schizophrenia in an outpatient treatment setting of a psychiatric hospital is described. We examined five patients looking for periods of inpatient treatment, drug free urine tests, social integration and illegal activities before and after neuroleptic treatment. In comparison with standard neuroleptics patients show under the therapy with atypical neuroleptics better outcome in drug urine tests especially concerning cannabis and benzodiazepines. According to these findings, the best improvements seem to occur with a combination of methadone and clozapine.
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