METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT ALCOHOL ADDICTION SYNDROME PATIENTS REHABILITATION Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: medicine. SUBSTANCE: method involves applying complex anti-alcohol therapy program including reflex zone stimulation, medicamentous therapy and psychotherapy. Homeopathic treatment is introduced into the program. Proproten 100, Nux vomica C6 and Acidum sulfuricum C6 are applied within the first 7-8 days at a dose of 5 grains twice a day. Then, Syphilinum 200 C preparation is administered during the next 7-8 days at a dose of 7 grains once a day, Quercus 30 C at a dose of 5 grains 3 times a day and Nux vomica 3 C at a dose of 5 grains 3 times a day. Nux vomica 3 C is given at a dose of 5 grains 3 times a day during the following 12-13 days. Constitutional preparation is administered during the next 30 days in C30 dilution with Nux vomica 6 C at a dose of 7 grains once a day and postrehabilitation Proproten 100 administration at a dose of 7 grains once a day in three courses. The latter is taken during one month with one month long pause following. Nux vomica 6 C is administered at a dose of 7 grains once a day in four courses with one month taking the preparation and one month long pause. The constitutional preparation is taken in 200-100:1 dilutions at a dose of 5 grains once each second day during three month. Phytotherapy course involves taking decoctions prepared with Asarum root, lamb succory, Salix, bearberry, wormwood, thyme, Origanum, mistletoe, Leonorus, valerian, German camomile, passion flora. Baths are taken with St. John's wort, ginseng root, calendula, pepper mint decoctions added. Psychomuscular training is applied involving psychic and muscular relaxation assuming postures and respiratory exercises like tree, shavasana, anuloma-viloma, organism vitalization, meditation according to Yoga and Chinese Ci-gong system. Self-analysis verbalization exercises are introduced into psychotherapy course under physician control. Rehabilitation stages are not less than 60 days long. Certain schedule is to be followed. The first two days are spent in building suggestion for rehabilitation. Reflex therapy is applied from the second to eighth day, homeopathy from the second to the sixtieth day. General phytotherapy is applied from the eighth to fifty ninth day, psychomuscular training is applied from the thirty ninth to the fifty ninth day, respiratory exercises are administered from the thirty ninth to the fifty ninth day, psychotherapy from the fifty fifth to the fifty ninth day, sober life mode suggestion is applied at the sixtieth day. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of treatment course. 1 dwg