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Combating substance abuse with ibogaine : pre-and posttreatment recommendations and an example of successive model fitting analyses
(Lutter contre la toxicomanie à l'ibogaïne : recommandations d'avant et après traitement et exemple d'analyses successives adaptées)
Auteur(s) :
HITTNER, J. B. ;
QUELLO, S. B.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
191-199
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
50
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Note générale :
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 2004, 36, (2), 191-199
Note de contenu :
fig.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
Ibogaine is an indole alkaloid derived from the root bark of the African shrub Tabernanthe iboga and it has been used for many years as a medicinal and ceremonial agent in West Central Africa. Furthermore, both anecdotal observations and recent studies suggest that ibogaine alleviates withdrawal symptoms and reduces drug cravings. Although ibogaine articles typically include information bearing on the duration of drug abstinence following treatment, little if any attention is given to the psychological and environmental factors that might facilitate a positive treatment outcome. Hence, a major purpose of the present review is to suggest a number of theory-driven, pretreatment and posttreatment recommendations that have good potential for enhancing ibogaine's effectiveness. The second major purpose of this review is to demonstrate, through a reanalysis of previously published results, the utility of conducting successive model fitting analyses on ibogaine treatment data. Such analyses are useful for determining both the strength and form of the association between pre-ibogaine treatment variables and post-ibogaine treatment outcomes. Finally, in order to facilitate forum quantitative reviews, the authors recommend that a minimum set of patient- and treatment-related variables be included in all ibogaine publications involving human participants. (Review's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Dept Psychol., Coll. Charleston, 66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424
hittnerjcofc.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.
hittnerjcofc.edu
Etats-Unis. United States.