Psychiatr. praxi. 2015;16(1):30-33
Reducing alcohol consumption with pharmacological support
- 1 Nadace ADICTA, Praha
- 2 Psychiatrická klinika FN Hradec Králové, Léčebna návykových nemocí Nechanice
Psychiatry for Practice – the 11th Conference of Outpatient Psychiatrists, which was held in Olomouc, Czech Republic in late November
2014, provided Petr Hrubeš, M.D. (Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Hradec Králové and Medical Institution for
Addictive Diseases in Nechanice, Czech Republic) with an opportunity to speak. In his presentation "Treating alcoholism in routine
clinical practice", he reported on the one-year experience with a novel treatment strategy for alcohol dependence in which the
amount of alcohol consumed is reduced while using pharmacological and psychosocial support. This kind of treatment is suitable
for motivated patients with no withdrawal symptoms and attracts to treatment even those who find abstinence unacceptable at
therapy initiation.
Keywords: alcohol dependence, abuse, nalmefene, anticraving therapy
Published: April 20, 2015 Show citation
