Predictores de respuesta al tratamiento con naltrexona en dependientes de alcohol
- F. Arias Horcajadas 1
- E. Ochoa Mangado 2
- M. A. Torres Hernández 3
- 1 Psiquiatra. Fundación Hospital de Alcorcón. Madrid.
- 2 Servicio de Psiquiatría. Hospital Ramón y Cajal. Madrid.
- 3 Unidad de Alcoholismo y Toxicomanías. Salud Mental Área 8. Valencia.
ISSN: 1575-0973
Argitalpen urtea: 2000
Alea: 2
Zenbakia: 3
Orrialdeak: 194-200
Mota: Artikulua
Beste argitalpen batzuk: Trastornos adictivos: Organo Oficial de la Sociedad española de Toxicomanías
Laburpena
Objective: evaluate predictors of response to naltrexone in alcoholism. Material and methods: a national, multicentric, observational, prospective, and naturalistic study was developed. We evaluated sociodemographical and toxicological characteristics and we applied next scales and interviews: EuropASI, EIDA, Ciwa-Ar and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. We evaluated 173 outpatients in treatment with 50 mg by day of naltrexone and different psychotherapeutic modalities. Follow-up of six months was carried out. A logistic regression model with predictive objective of relapse was developed. Results: alcohol dependence severity from EuropASI, use of psychotherapy and daily use of alcohol were predictors of response. Conclusions: it's neccesary more studies that delimited alcoholics subgroups with favourable response to naltrexone and predictors of response to different therapeutic alternatives to alcoholism.