title: [Outpatient alcohol withdrawal].
abstract: Indications and contraindications for an alcohol withdrawal treatment of outpatients are presented, with particular reference to the symptoms and the diagnosis of the withdrawal syndrome. The general conditions and the practical process of outpatient detoxification are outlined. At the same time the question of medication of the withdrawal syndrome is addressed.
authors.affiliation: Eidgenössische Kommission für Alkoholfragen, Forel Klinik, Ellikon. thomas.meyer@forel-klinik.ch
authors.forename: Th
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stohler
mesh_terms: D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000145:classification / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D006801:Humans; D010343:Patient Admission; D010358:Patient Participation; D012307:Risk Factors