Propranolol treatment of an ECT-related ventricular arrythmia
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/979TABLE 1 Presence of Predictive Measures Completers and Noncompletersto providefor Barbiturate Detoxificationa contextthat Theenables predictorspatient of treatmentto comout-detoxification.Predictor Single factors Precipitating eventsâ Present Absent Future plansâ Present Absent Perceived riskâ Present Absent Combinations All predictors present Two predictors present One predictor present No predictor present âp<.IO (completersâp<.O2 (completers versus versus versus noncompleters). noncompleters). noncompleters).Completers (N=lO)Noncompleters (N=lO)come also suggest a focus for therapeutic intervention. It may be that efforts to help a patient achieve an appropriate cognitive state would contribute to an increased likelihood of successful detoxification. If the patient does not enter treatment in a particularly receptive ceptions state of mind, interventions that may have important implications effectiveness.REFERENCES I. Cutter HSG, Samaraweera A, Price B, et al: Prediction of treatment effectiveness in a drug-free therapeutic community. Int I Addict 12:301-321, 1977 2. Sirontnik KA, Roffe MW: An investigation of the feasibility of predicting outcome indices in the treatment of heroin addiction. Int I Addict 12:755-775, 1977 3. Copemann C, Shaw PL: Readiness for rehabilitation. mt I Addict 11:439-445, 1976per-treat-ep<Ol(completersof anPH.D.,ECT-RelatedGARY M.HENSCHEN, M.D.,MARK DELLASEGA, M.D.,BY RICHARD D. WEINER. M.D.. AND JOHN S. BAKER, M.D.Cardiac complications resulting from a course of induced generalized seizures are common and, although rarely severe,