Naltrexone Treatment of Alcohol Abuse in Schizophrenia

Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether naltrexone is effective in the treatment of alcohol dependence and abuse in patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. Hypotheses are as follows: hypothesis 1: Naltrexone will be more effective than placebo in reducing alcohol use. hypothesis 2: Patients responding to naltrexone by reducing alcohol use will also show reductions in severity of psychiatric symptoms and utilization of inpatient and emergency psychiatric services. hypothesis 3: Severity of psychiatric symptoms and amount of service utilization will correlate positively with alcohol use.

Timeline

Start

2003-04

Primary completion

2008-05

Completion

2008-05

Publications

• Background Batki SL, Dimmock JA, Leontieva L, Bowman ML, Gallinger L, Carey KB, Maisto SA, Canfield KM, McMaster T, Schweizer ML; (abstract) (2005) Recruitment and characteristics of alcohol dependent patients with schizophrenia. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research 29 (5:suppl):78A (abstract 428)
• Background Batki SL, Dimmock J, Hameed A, Cornell M, Wade M, Albrecht J, Maisto S, Carey K; (2001) Alcohol use measures in naltrexone treatment of alcohol dependence in schizophrenia: Preliminary analysis. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, 25 (5:suppl.):93A (abstract 522)
• Background Batki SL, Dimmock J, Cornell M, Wade M, Carey K, Maisto S. (2002) Directly observed naltrexone treatment of alcohol dependence in schizophrenia: Preliminary analysis. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research 26 (5:suppl.):83A (abstract 470)
• Background Batki SL, Dimmock JA, Wade M, Gately PW, Cornell M, Maisto SA, Carey KB, Ploutz-Snyder R. Monitored naltrexone without counseling for alcohol abuse/dependence in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. Am J Addict. 2007 Jul-Aug;16(4):253-9. doi: 10.1080/10550490701389732.
• Background Carey KB, Leontieva L, Dimmock J, Maisto SA, Batki SL. Adapting Motivational Interventions for Comorbid Schizophrenia and Alcohol Use Disorders. Clin Psychol (New York). 2007 Mar;14(1):39-57. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2007.00061.x.
• Background Batki, S. L., Dimmock, J. A., Leontieva, L., Bowman, M. L., Gallinger, L., Schweizer, M. L., Carey, K. B., Maisto, S. A., Canfield, K. M., McMaster, T., Ploutz-Snyder, R. (abstract) (2006). Associations among psychiatric symptoms, alcohol severity, and motivation to change in patients with schizophrenia and alcohol use disorders. American Journal on Addictions 15(4):321-322.
• Background Batki, S.L., Dimmock, J.A., Leontieva, L., Bowman, M. L., Gallinger, L., Gately, P. W., Carey, K. B., Maisto, S. A., Canfield, K. M., Ploutz-Snyder, R. (abstract) (2006). Co-occurring substance use among patients with alcohol dependence and schizophrenia. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research 30 (6: suppl.):162A (abstract 621)
• Background Carey, K.B., Leontieva, L., Dimmock, J., Bowman, M., Gallinger, L., Gately, P., Maisto, S.A., Ploutz-Snyder, R., Batki, S.L. (abstract) (2006). Psychometrics of a short version of the problems assessment for substance-using psychiatric patients (PASSUP-SV) Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research 30(6: suppl.):206A (abstract 799)
• Background Leontieva, L., Dimmock, J.A., Gately, P., Gallinger, L., Cavallerano, M., DeRycke, S., McMasters, T., Ploutz-Snyder, R., Strutynski, K., Carey, K.B., Maisto, S.A., & Batki, S.L.(abstract). Voucher-based incentives for adherence to research visits in schizophrenia and alcohol dependence.30th Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, July, 2007
• Background Leontieva L, Dimmock JA, Gately PW, Gallinger L, Ploutz-Snyder R, Batki SL. Voucher-based incentives for naltrexone treatment attendance in schizophrenia and alcohol use disorders. Psychiatr Serv. 2008 Mar;59(3):310-4. doi: 10.1176/ps.2008.59.3.310.

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