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[The Basel dependence study].

U von Bardeleben·D Ladewig·A Simon
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In a survey of 177 patients of several outpatient departments and private practices in the area of Basel there were 23% with a dependence syndrome according to the diagnostic guidelines of ICD-10. Sedatives and hypnotics were the mostly mentioned psychotropic substances in this group. In a second survey six to twelve months later 80% of the initial study group were reassessed, focusing on referrals of the patients with a dependence syndrome to institutions specialized for the treatment of addiction. In most cases these patients were still treated at the previous institution; there were only a few referrals. Improvements concerning the increase of the referral rate to competent specialized institutions for patients with addiction seems possible by implementation of a decentralized consultation liaison service for outpatient departments, hospitals and also private practitioners in a mobile form.

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U von Bardeleben, D Ladewig, A Simon. 1993. [The Basel dependence study].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8475469/

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