ADJUVANT TRAZODONE IN THE TREATMENT OF ALCOHOLISM - AN OPEN STUDY

Authors
JANIRI L HADJICHRISTOS A BUONANNO A RAGO R MANNELLI P DERISIO S
Citation
L. Janiri et al., ADJUVANT TRAZODONE IN THE TREATMENT OF ALCOHOLISM - AN OPEN STUDY, Alcohol and alcoholism, 33(4), 1998, pp. 362-365
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Substance Abuse
Journal title
Alcohol and alcoholism → ACNP
ISSN journal
07350414
Volume
33
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
362 - 365
Database
ISI
SICI code
0735-0414(1998)33:4<362:ATITTO>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Serotonergic drugs have been proven to be helpful to alcoholics in mai ntaining abstinence. In this open study, we report that the atypical a ntidepressant trazodone at low doses was able to significantly decreas e craving for alcohol, depressive, and anxious symptoms in a number (2 5) of detoxified alcohol-dependent subjects after 3 months of treatmen t. Trazodone may, therefore. be an adjuvant in the therapy of alcoholi sm.