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Published Online: February 1957

RAUWILOID THERAPY IN ALCOHOLISM

JOSEPH THIMANN, FRANK GILBERT BUCKNAM, JOSEPH W. GAUTHIER, and THOMAS A. O'CONNELLAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 113, Number 8

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.113.8.694

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1. In a double-blind study with 2 mephenesin-like drugs, B and C, and placebos used as controls, Rauwiloid and Rauwidrine therapy proved effective for the psychogenic factors of chronic alcoholism.

2. Rauwiloid was most useful in relieving the symptoms of anxiety, nervousness and tension; supplementary therapy with Rauwidrine was usually effective when depression was a problem.

3. Sedation with Rauwiloid and Rauwidrine is notably free of toxic effects or habituation, offering a decided advantage over the use of barbiturates, bromides or other habit-forming drugs.

4. The use of Rauwiloid and Rauwidrine for the treatment of alcoholism, or other chronic states in which psychosomatic factors are prominent, merits further investigation.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 113 • Number 8 • February 1957

Pages: 694 - 697

PubMed: 13394742

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Published in print: February 1957

Published online: 1 April 2006

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JOSEPH THIMANN

The Washingtonian Hospital, 39 Morton Street, Jamaica Plain (Boston), Mass.

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FRANK GILBERT BUCKNAM

The Washingtonian Hospital, 39 Morton Street, Jamaica Plain (Boston), Mass.

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JOSEPH W. GAUTHIER

The Washingtonian Hospital, 39 Morton Street, Jamaica Plain (Boston), Mass.

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THOMAS A. O'CONNELL

The Washingtonian Hospital, 39 Morton Street, Jamaica Plain (Boston), Mass.

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RAUWILOID THERAPY IN ALCOHOLISM

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