Multidimensionality of the Alcohol Withdrawal Symptom Checklist: A Factor Analysis of the Alcohol Withdrawal Symptom Checklist and CIWA‐Ar
Pittman B, Gueorguieva R, Krupitsky E, Rudenko AA, Flannery BA, Krystal JH. Multidimensionality of the Alcohol Withdrawal Symptom Checklist: A Factor Analysis of the Alcohol Withdrawal Symptom Checklist and CIWA‐Ar. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2007, 31: 612-618. PMID: 17374040, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00345.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol withdrawal syndromeCIWA-ArClinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment-AlcoholSymptom ChecklistCIWA-Ar scoresFirst study dayInpatient treatment unitAlcohol-dependent male inpatientsObserver-rated scalesAlcohol withdrawalWithdrawal syndromeTension/anxietyMale inpatientsIndependent factorsStudy daysClinical relevanceSelf-rating scaleAlcohol cravingObserver-rated measuresDiscriminative valueSelf-rated measuresInitial weeksAutonomic arousalFace validityResearch settingsAntiglutamatergic Strategies for Ethanol Detoxification: Comparison With Placebo and Diazepam
Krupitsky EM, Rudenko AA, Burakov AM, Slavina TY, Grinenko AA, Pittman B, Gueorguieva R, Petrakis IL, Zvartau EE, Krystal JH. Antiglutamatergic Strategies for Ethanol Detoxification: Comparison With Placebo and Diazepam. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2007, 31: 604-611. PMID: 17374039, DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00344.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol withdrawal symptomsWithdrawal symptomsActive medicationAlcohol withdrawalGlutamatergic activationEthanol detoxificationAspartate glutamate receptor antagonistGlutamate release inhibitorGlutamate receptor antagonistsMale alcohol-dependent inpatientsAdditional diazepamDiazepam administrationClinical evidenceStandard pharmacotherapyReceptor antagonistAlcohol-dependent inpatientsRelease inhibitorEthanol dependenceAlcohol abstinenceGlutamate receptorsReceptor inhibitorsWithdrawal severityPlaceboMedicationsNew treatments