Disulfiram Implantation in Alcohol Dependency: Influence of Sociodemographic and Clinical Variables on Treatment Response
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1M.D., Başkent University, Zübeyde Hanım Hospital, Psychiatry Department, İzmir Turkey 2M.D., Bakırköy Mental Health and Neurologic Diseases Training and Research Hospital, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department, İstanbul Turkey 3M.D., Gazi University Medical Faculty, Psychiatry Department, Ankara Turkey 4M.D., İstanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Psychiatry Department, İstanbul Turkey
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Sir: We describe the results of disulfiram im plantation over a five year period within clinical practice at an alcohol service at a district general hospital. The pharmacological basis of usage of disulfir am lies in its action on alcohol dehydrogenase preventing breakdown of acetaldehyde In the metabolism of ethanol. Early uncontrolled stud ies of disulfiram implantation showed significant im...
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