title: The relevance of the psychological evaluation in drug dependence.
abstract: Psychological interventions are considered a central part of the individual psychotherapy in the rehabilitation counseling of psychiatrically symptomatic drug-dependent patients during methadone maintenance treatment in community programs. The need for psychological counseling should be evaluated for each individual patient. Medication is an important part of the treatment and individual psychotherapy focuses on the reduction or total cessation of drug use. The Recipient is G.M. 31, sentenced to a seven-year term of imprisonment for trafficking and use of and high-risk drugs, diagnosed on admission with opioid and methadone dependence, withdrawal syndrome. Following the observation and psychological evaluation, psychiatric and clinical examination, initiation of methadone substitution treatment was recommended, according to the following regimen: twelve 2.5 mg tablets for the first 2 days, followed by increase with about 5 mg per week until the complete remission of withdrawal symptoms, stabilization of the dose but not exceeding 200 mg methadone hydrochloride per day. Specialist monitoring, specialized counseling and individual and group psychotherapy were provided.
authors: Department of Toxicology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Popescu
authors: Department of Toxicology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Negrei
authors: Department of Toxicology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Bălălău
authors: Department of Drug Control, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
authors: A M
authors: AM
authors: Ciobanu
authors: Department of Toxicology, "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Baconi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D008691:Methadone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D008691:Methadone
keywords: drug dependence; methadone