title: [Pharmacological features of naltrexone and its use in the treatment of alcohol dependence].
abstract: Clinical studies performed over the last decades have indicated that combined therapy, involving pharmaco- and psychotherapy, is an optimal approach to alcohol dependence. Both pharmaco- and psychotherapy should be personalised with a careful balance between patient's needs and his/her clinical characteristics. The aim of the present article is to review the basic pharmacological features of naltrexone and its use in the treatment of alcohol dependence.
authors.affiliation: Zaklad Farmakologii i Fizjologii Ukladu Nerwowego IPiN w Warszawie Kierownik.
authors.forename: Przemysław
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bieńkowski
mesh_terms: D000427:Alcohol Deterrents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009271:Naltrexone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D057285:Precision Medicine; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000427:Alcohol Deterrents; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D009271:Naltrexone