Long-Term Effects of Naltrexone on Self-Injurious Behavior

Long-Term Effects of Naltrexone on Self-Injurious Behavior

A study examined the effects of naltrexone after acute treatment and the long-term effects of naltrexone on the self-injurious behavior (SIB) of 15 individuals with mental retardation. Results found that a subgroup of patients decreased SIB for a year without treatment after acute exposure to naltre...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of mental retardation 2000-03, Vol.105 (2), p.103-117
Hauptverfasser: Sandman, Curt A, Hetrick, William, Taylor, Derek V, Marion, Sarah D, Touchette, Paul, Barron, Jennifer L, Martinezzi, Vernon, Steinberg, Russell M, Crinella, Francis M
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Adults
Analgesics
Behavior Change
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Protocols
Cross-Over Studies
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Double-Blind Method
Drug Therapy
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Retardation
Middle Aged
Naltrexone
Naltrexone - administration & dosage
Naltrexone - therapeutic use
Narcotic Antagonists - administration & dosage
Narcotic Antagonists - therapeutic use
Neuropharmacology
Outcomes of Treatment
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Pulse Therapy, Drug
Self Injurious Behavior
Self-Injurious Behavior - drug therapy
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:A study examined the effects of naltrexone after acute treatment and the long-term effects of naltrexone on the self-injurious behavior (SIB) of 15 individuals with mental retardation. Results found that a subgroup of patients decreased SIB for a year without treatment after acute exposure to naltrexone. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
ISSN:0895-8017
1943-362X
DOI:10.1352/0895-8017(2000)105<0103:LEONOS>2.0.CO;2