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Management of alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS)

Quality in Sport
Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS) is a complex set of symptoms that occur in alcohol-dependent individuals after sudden withdrawal or a significant reduction in alcohol consumption. AWS symptoms occur in about 50% of alcohol abusers.
Piotr Ćwikła, Ewelina Machała-Ćwikła, Kacper Szeląg, Piotr Zdziebło, Dominika Machała, Urszula Łapińska, Antoni Kujawski, Kamila Machała   +7 more
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Use of propofol as adjuvant therapy in refractory delirium tremens

Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2010
Delirium tremens is recognized as a potentially fatal and debilitating complication of alcohol withdrawal. Use of sedatives, particularly benzodiazepines, is the cornerstone of therapy for delirium tremens.
Rajiv Mahajan, Rakendra Singh, Pir Dutt Bansal, Ranju Bala   +3 more
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Farmacología y toxicología del alcohol etílico, o etanol. [PDF]

, 2014
El alcohol etílico es un producto obtenido de la fermentación anaeróbica de los hidratos de carbono. Las bebidas fermentadas tienen una riqueza en alcohol etílico del 4 al 20% v/v y pueden considerarse como alimentos.
Velasco Martín, Alfonso
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Emergency Department Presentations for Mental Health Crisis: Comparing ED‐Only Care With Transfer to a Crisis Stabilisation Unit

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Volume 35, Issue 1, February 2026.
Emergency Department presentations for mental health crisis: Comparing ED‐only care with transfer to a Crisis Stabilisation Unit. ABSTRACT Emergency departments (EDs) are often the first point of contact for individuals experiencing mental health crises; however, they remain unsuitable to cater to the complex needs of mental health patients.
Carly Hudson, Marcus Randall
wiley   +1 more source

Acute coronary ischemia during alcohol withdrawal: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011
Introduction The potential of alcohol withdrawal to cause acute coronary events is an area that needs the urgent attention of clinicians and researchers.
Sriram Ganeshalingam, Epa Dhanesha, Rodrigo Chaturaka, Jayasinghe Saroj   +3 more
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The Physical Examination in Psychiatry [PDF]

, 2011
The physical examination is a neglected aspect of the psychiatric assessment. For example, a survey of ninety-eight practicing psychiatrists, conducted by Patterson (1) in 1978, found that none of them routinely performed physical examinations on their ...
Patten, MD, Scott
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From Disciplinary Societies to Societies of Control: Foucault, Deleuze and the Care of People Under the Mental Health Review Board in Psychiatric Settings

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Volume 35, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT The number of individuals declared not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder is increasing in Canada. The supervision of these individuals—balancing the imperatives of public safety with philosophies of care—can create significant ethical dilemmas for psychiatric nurses.
Etienne Paradis‐Gagné, Marie‐Ève Roy‐Ducharme, Manouel Argod, Emmanuelle Bernheim, Dave Holmes   +4 more
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Tratamento da dependência de drogas com plantas medicinais brasileiras [PDF]

, 2006
The topic Herbal Medicines in the Treatment of Addictions in a country must be preceded by answers to four questions: 1. Does the country in question possess a biodiversity rich enough to allow the discovery of useful medicines? 2.
Carlini, Elisaldo Araujo, Gianfratti, Bruno, Mendes, Fúlvio Rieli, Rodrigues, Eliana, Tabach, Ricardo   +4 more
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Patient Agitation in the Intensive Care Unit: A Concept Analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing, Volume 82, Issue 2, Page 1737-1749, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Exploring the concept of patient agitation in the intensive care unit. Background Patient agitation in the intensive care unit is of widespread concern and linked to negative outcomes for patients, staff, and family members. There is currently no consensus on what constitutes agitation in the intensive care context, hindering effective and
Anne Mette N. Adams, Diane Chamberlain, Charlotte Brun Thorup, Matthew J. Maiden, Cherie Waite, Hila Ariela Dafny, Kay Bruce, Tiffany Conroy   +7 more
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Twenty-Eight-Day-Long Delirium Tremens

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2019
Refractory alcohol withdrawal delirium is uncommon in day-to-day clinical practice. This case report presents a rare case of delirium tremens of unusually long duration that was complicated by the difficulty in tapering down benzodiazepines despite ...
Paritosh Kafle MBBS, Amrendra Kumar Mandal MBBS, Binav Shrestha MBBS, Bikash Bhattrai MBBS, Manjul Bhandari MBBS, Shambhu Bhagat MBBS, Bijoy Shankar Kar MBBS, Dikshya Sharma MBBS, Vijay Gayam MD   +8 more
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