Letter to Editor

A Significant Area of Research on Relapse Prevention in Addiction Treatment: Drug-Related Dreams

Volume: 16 Number: 4 December 25, 2024
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A Significant Area of Research on Relapse Prevention in Addiction Treatment: Drug-Related Dreams

Abstract

Drug-related dreams (DD) are dreams experienced by addicted individuals during withdrawal or recovery processes, containing various content related to substance use. Nowadays, it has been suggested that drug-related dreams have a two-way prognostic value, positively and negatively influencing individuals' desires for substance use. While DDs are routinely implemented as a relapse prevention strategy in some addiction clinics abroad, the clinical significance of such dreams has not been sufficiently recognized in our country yet. This editorial aims to provide definitions of these types of dreams and offer practical recommendations for implementation in addiction clinics in our country, which could be significant.

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Supporting Institution

HERHANGİ BİR DESTEKLEYEN KURUM BULUNMAMAKTADIR.

Ethical Statement

EDİTÖRE MEKTUP OLDUGU İÇİN HERHANGİ BİR ETİK KURULA BASVURULMADI.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Psychiatry

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Publication Date

December 25, 2024

Submission Date

April 9, 2024

Acceptance Date

April 26, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 16 Number: 4

JAMA
1.Danışman M, Zengin İspir G, Sezer Katar K. A Significant Area of Research on Relapse Prevention in Addiction Treatment: Drug-Related Dreams. Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry. 2024;16:767–768.

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