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Evaluation of outpatient prescribing for substance misurers in Kuwait: the need for a rational approach
(Evaluation des traitements ambulatoires des toxicomanes au Koweit: nécessité d'une approche rationnelle)
Auteur(s) :
BILAL, A. M. ;
KHATTAR M.A.
Année :
1992
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
0376-8716
Refs biblio. :
17
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
BENZODIAZEPINES
;
ANXIOLYTIQUES
;
PRESCRIPTION MEDICALE
;
SEVRAGE
;
TRAITEMENT
;
TRAITEMENT AMBULATOIRE
Note générale :
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 1992, 30, 235-239
Résumé :
FRANÇAIS :
De l'évaluation du traitement ambulatoire de 140 toxicomanes au Koweit, il ressort que les benzodiazépines sont prescrites dans 94% des cas. Or on observe que la possiblité d'amélioration des patients sous antidépresseurs tricycliques est plus grande qu'avec les benzodiazépines. Il existe, dans ce pays, un réel besoin de formation des médecins, pour une meilleure adaptation des stratégies de traitement.
ENGLISH :
The out patient follow-up care of 140 substance misurers in Kuwait was evaluated. Treatment has been traditionally based on substitution pharmacotherapy. Benzodiazepines were by far the most prescribed (94%) medication. Only 40% of the urine test results were positive for drug containing different combinations of medications and street drugs. Unlike patients who received benzodiazepine, those who received tricyclic antidepressant medication were significantly more likely to associate with predictors of improvement. There is a need for better training of doctors and careful selection of patients in order to implement treatment strategies based on good doctor-patient relationships and well defined objectives for treatment and clear criteria of outcome. (Extract from author's abstract)
De l'évaluation du traitement ambulatoire de 140 toxicomanes au Koweit, il ressort que les benzodiazépines sont prescrites dans 94% des cas. Or on observe que la possiblité d'amélioration des patients sous antidépresseurs tricycliques est plus grande qu'avec les benzodiazépines. Il existe, dans ce pays, un réel besoin de formation des médecins, pour une meilleure adaptation des stratégies de traitement.
ENGLISH :
The out patient follow-up care of 140 substance misurers in Kuwait was evaluated. Treatment has been traditionally based on substitution pharmacotherapy. Benzodiazepines were by far the most prescribed (94%) medication. Only 40% of the urine test results were positive for drug containing different combinations of medications and street drugs. Unlike patients who received benzodiazepine, those who received tricyclic antidepressant medication were significantly more likely to associate with predictors of improvement. There is a need for better training of doctors and careful selection of patients in order to implement treatment strategies based on good doctor-patient relationships and well defined objectives for treatment and clear criteria of outcome. (Extract from author's abstract)
Affiliation :
Dept Psychiatr., Fac. Med. Kuwait Univ. P.O Box 24923 Safat 13110
Koweit. Kuwait.
Koweit. Kuwait.