[Treatment of alcohol-dependent patients in Rostock]

In the first part of the paper is reported on differential-therapeutic experiences in the hospital treatment of 307 alcoholics with disulfiram R, Lithium R and Apomorphine R as monotherapy as well as in combined application. Our investigations show that neither lithium R nor apomorphine R have ascertained advantages to the monotherapy with Disulfiram R. An improvement of the still unsatisfactory number of success is to be achieved in the first place by an optimization of the after-care by means of a close sociotherapeutic and if necessary psychotherapeutic care, possibly in special outpatient departments. In the second part of the paper is reported on first experiences.