The combination of psychedelic and aversive approaches in alcoholism treatment: The affective contra-attribution method
Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly 1992 DOI: 10.1300/j020v09n01_09 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Comparative study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Patients with alcoholism |
| Interventions | Ketamine Bemegride Aethimizol |
| Dose | subanasthetic ketamine doses |
| Key points | The ACA method is more effective than a more traditional form of therapy for treating alcoholism. |
Abstract
Abstract The "Affective Contra-Attribution" method of alcoholism treatment consists of three stages: (1) an introductory psychotherapeutic stage; (2) psychedelic treatment with ketamine utilization: and (3) therapist led group discussion of the patients' psychedelic experiences. The stages of psychedelic treatment include psychotherapeutic dialogue with the patient within the context of the negative hallucinatory emotional experiences induced pharmacologically by subanasthetic ketamine doses in combination with bemegride and aethimizol. This method of treatment is compared to a more traditional form of therapy and the outcome indicates that the ACA mehod is more effective.
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