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Tuchina O.D.

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

Agibalova T.V.

Natsional'nyĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr narkologii Minzdravsotsrazvitiia Rossii

Shustov D.I.

Riazanskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet im. akad. I.P. Pavlova

Shustova S.A.

Academician Pavlov Ryazan State Medical University, Ryazan, Russia

Buzik O.Zh.

GKUZ Moskovskiĭ nauchno-prakticheskiĭ tsentr narkologii Departamenta zdravookhraneniia Moskvy, Moskva

Petrosyan Yu.E.

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

The practical use of placebo effect in psychotherapeutic treatment of patients with substance use disorders: therapeutic and ethic consequences

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Tuchina O.D., Agibalova T.V., Shustov D.I., Shustova S.A., Buzik O.Zh., Petrosyan Yu.E.

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Journal: S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2016;116(11‑2): 61‑68

DOI: 10.17116/jnevro201611611261-68

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THE PRACTICAL USE OF PLACEBO EFFECT IN PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS: THERAPEUTIC AND ETHIC CONSEQUENCES
THE PRACTICAL USE OF PLACEBO EFFECT IN PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS: THERAPEUTIC AND ETHIC CONSEQUENCES

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Tuchina OD, Agibalova TV, Shustov DI, Shustova SA, Buzik OZh, Petrosyan YuE. The practical use of placebo effect in psychotherapeutic treatment of patients with substance use disorders: therapeutic and ethic consequences. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2016;116(11‑2):61‑68. (In Russ.)
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Abstract:

The article discusses therapeutic potential of placebo and nocebo effects in treatment of substance use disorders. The authors review the background of the issue, describe neurobiological and psychological mechanisms of placebo effects and demonstrate their impact on psychotherapy of patients with substance use disorders. Attention is drawn to the clinical and ethical issues of practical use of placebo effects including that in terms of placebo-therapy, indirect suggestion psychotherapy, motivational interventions and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, psychotherapy with the use of disulfiram, psychopharmacotherapy with opioid antagonists. The authors conclude that the ethical use of placebo-effects in treatment of substance use disorders may improve its overall efficiency.

Keywords:

placebo
nocebo
placebo effect
expectations
psychotherapy
addiction medicine
placebo-therapy
substance use disorders
disulfiram
opioid antagonists

Authors:

Tuchina O.D.

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

Agibalova T.V.

Natsional'nyĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr narkologii Minzdravsotsrazvitiia Rossii

Shustov D.I.

Riazanskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ meditsinskiĭ universitet im. akad. I.P. Pavlova

Shustova S.A.

Academician Pavlov Ryazan State Medical University, Ryazan, Russia

Buzik O.Zh.

GKUZ Moskovskiĭ nauchno-prakticheskiĭ tsentr narkologii Departamenta zdravookhraneniia Moskvy, Moskva

Petrosyan Yu.E.

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia

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