[Addictions]

Rev Med Suisse. 2006 Jan 4;2(47):9-13.
[Article in French]

Abstract

This year reviews on the addictions emphasizes five aspects, on a bio-psycho-social perspective: (1) The relationship between methadone and cardiotoxicity. (2) The introduction of Eye Movement Desensibilization and Reprocessing (EMDR). (3) The apparition of a possible specific pharmacotherapy for excessive gambling. (4) A better knowledge of the relationship between cannabis and psychoses. (5) Resistance to treatment in the doctor-patient relationship.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cannabis / adverse effects
  • Eye Movements
  • Gambling
  • Heart Diseases / chemically induced
  • Methadone / adverse effects
  • Narcotics / adverse effects
  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Psychotic Disorders / etiology
  • Substance-Related Disorders* / physiopathology
  • Substance-Related Disorders* / therapy

Substances

  • Narcotics
  • Methadone