Detoxification of 1,024 alcoholic patients without psychoactive drugs.
Most community-referred, ambulatory chronic alcoholics can be detoxified quickly and safety without the use of psychoactive drugs, according to our data. We believe such detoxification can be done most efficiently in a social setting, with the aid of a staff who will provide reassurance and reality orientation and who will monitor the patients' vital signs, general condition, and any specific problems.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000628:therapy; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000628:therapy*; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs; D011937:Reality Therapy; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs