ReviewIndustrial psychiatry journal2013
Clinical management of alcohol withdrawal: A systematic review.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 148 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Role of Propofol in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy and safety of pharmacotherapies for alcohol withdrawal: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of Integrated Internet-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Behavioral Activation Among Ethnic Minority Young Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder in Hong Kong: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Silent acute STEMI associated with alcohol withdrawal in a 46-year-old male: a case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Phenobarbital as an Adjuvant to benzodiazepines when compared to Single-agent benzodiazepine Treatment (usual care) for Alcohol withdrawal syndrome in the intensive care unit (PASTA): a study protocol.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- Not just neurons: glial mechanisms driving sex-specific vulnerability to withdrawal and relapse in substance use disorder.Frontiers in neuroendocrinology · 2026Review
- Real-World Pharmacological Management of Alcohol Dependence in a Nepalese Rehabilitation Center: Prospective Cohort Study.Public health challenges · 2026Article
- Describing patterns of delirium in alcohol withdrawal and in non-alcohol withdrawal: An observational study in a tertiary care rural hospital.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Telepsychiatry in addiction treatment: Evaluating India's telemedicine guidelines.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in Adolescents and Young Adults.JAACAP open · 2025Article
- Benzodiazepine-receptor agonist prescription in a population of hospitalised patients in four psychogeriatric units in Switzerland.Journal of sleep research · 2025Article
- Alcohol withdrawal in patients with liver disease.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- How can the benefits of dietetic care be integrated into the treatment of patients undergoing alcohol withdrawal?Drug and alcohol review · 2025Article
- Enhancing translation: A need to leverage complex preclinical models of addictive drugs to accelerate substance use treatment options.Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior · 2024Review
- Synaptic Mechanisms of Ethanol Tolerance and Neuroplasticity: Insights from Invertebrate Models.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Load and go: Assessing safety outcomes of patients discharged from the emergency department after receiving phenobarbital for alcohol withdrawal.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2024Article
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- Phenobarbital versus benzodiazepines in alcohol withdrawal syndrome.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2023Article
- Severe alcohol withdrawal in an adolescent male.Toxicology reports · 2023Article
- Assessing the revised Clinical Institute Withdrawal for Alcohol Scale use at Stikland Hospital.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2023Article
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Abstract
Alcohol withdrawal is commonly encountered in general hospital settings. It forms a major part of referrals received by a consultation-liaison psychiatrist. This article aims to review the evidence base for appropriate clinical management of the alcohol withdrawal syndrome. We searched Pubmed for articles published in English on pharmacological management of alcohol withdrawal in humans with no limit on the date of publication. Articles not relevant to clinical management were excluded based on the titles and abstract available. Full-text articles were obtained from this list and the cross-references. There were four meta-analyses, 9 systematic reviews, 26 review articles and other type of publications like textbooks. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a clinical diagnosis. It may vary in severity. Complicated alcohol withdrawal presents with hallucinations, seizures or delirium tremens. Benzodiazepines have the best evidence base in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal, followed by anticonvulsants. Clinical institutes withdrawal assessment-alcohol revised is useful with pitfalls in patients with medical comorbidities. Evidence favors an approach of symptom-monitored loading for severe withdrawals where an initial dose is guided by risk factors for complicated withdrawals and further dosing may be guided by withdrawal severity. Supportive care and use of vitamins is also discussed.
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