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Treatment of Methadone Withdrawal with Cerebral Electrotherapy (Electrosleep)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Evaristo Gomez  and
Adib R. Mikhail
Evaristo Gomez
Affiliation:
Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois, and West Side Veterans Administration Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Adib R. Mikhail
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, and private practice, 714 FM 1960 West, Suite 3K, Houston, Texas 77090, USA
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Summary

The use of cerebral electrotherapy (CET) in methadone detoxification was studied in 28 patients. Fourteen patients received active CET; the other 14 acted as controls and received either simulated CET or only methadone detoxification therapy. One patient dropped out of the study. The Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale and the Hamilton Anxiety Scale were administered before and after the study period. Nine of the patients receiving active CET were drug-free by the end of 8 to 10 days, and all experienced a marked reduction of their symptoms; the control group did not show significant changes. CET was clearly beneficial in the treatment of patients undergoing methadone withdrawal.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 134 , Issue 1 , January 1979 , pp. 111 - 113
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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