Guidelines for the psychosocially assisted pharmacological treatment of opioid dependence

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910140728903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Geneva, Switzerland, : World Health Organization, 2009
• ISBN: 9786612697135; 9781282697133; 1282697137; 9789240685123; 924068512X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (132 pages)
• Disciplina: 616.8632061
• Soggetti: Opioid abuse; Drug abuse; Combined modality therapy; Opioid-Related Disorders - drug therapy; Opioid-Related Disorders - psychology; Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control; Behavior Therapy; Methadone; Buprenorphine - therapeutic use; Naltrexone - therapeutic use; Combined Modality Therapy; Guideline
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-111).
• Nota di contenuto: COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; Executive summary; Summary of recommendations; 1 Scope and purpose; 2 Method of formulating recommendations; 3 Background; 4 Guidelines for health systems at national and subnational levels; 5 Programme level guidelines - for programme managers and clinical leaders; 6 Patient level guidelines - ; for clinicians; AnnexES
• Sommario/riassunto: These Guidelinesreview the use of medicines such as methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone and clonidine in combination with psychosocial support in the treatment of people dependent on heroin or other opioids. Based on systematic reviews of the literature and using the GRADE approach to determining evidence quality, the guidelines contain specific recommendations on the range of issues faced in organizing treatment systems, managing treatment programmes and in treating people dependent on opioids. Developed in collaboration with internationally acclaimed experts from the different regions of th