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Disulfiram in the Treatment of Alcoholic Patients With Schizophrenia

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.41.2.133

Clinicians have long recognized that disulfiram is a useful adjunct for the management of alcohol-abusing patients because the drug diminishes the risk of impulsive drinking in otherwise well-motivated patients. Careful monitoring and attention to drug interactions may extend this same benefit to schizophrenic patients who abuse alcohol.

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