[Diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome].
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is the one of the most critical status among alcohol related disorders. Early detection, diagnosis, and appropriate treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome are keys to a successful outcome. This article describes the concrete method of diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
Kitabayashi
Yurinosuke
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Department of Psychiatry, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
Shibata
Keisuke
K
Nakamae
Takashi
T
Narumoto
Jin
J
Tani
Naosuke
N
Fukui
Kenji
K
D019973:Alcohol-Related Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008803:Mianserin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D014899:Wernicke Encephalopathy
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D008803:Mianserin; D000431:Ethanol