July 11th 2024
What is new in research on alcohol use disorder?
Treatment Considerations for Schizophrenia and Comorbid Substance Use Disorder
November 11th 2015The abuse of alcohol by patients with schizophrenia is a remarkably common phenomenon. Here: findings from a 6-month randomized trial of long-acting injectable versus oral risperidone in patients with schizophrenia and comorbid alcohol use disorder.
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Case Report: Drinking, Decisional Capacity, and Death
July 11th 2014Severe alcohol dependence and frequent relapses in this patient prompts his son to produce a durable power of attorney for health care. He demands that the physicians declare his father to lack decision-making capacity. More in this ethics case report.
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Topiramate and Heavy Drinking: Implications for Personalized Medicine
June 30th 2014Very few heavy drinkers receive treatment and fewer still are prescribed medications with demonstrated efficacy. Here, a summary of current research, key takeaways, and highlights from a study on topiramate treatment for heavy drinkers by the lead author of that study.
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