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| Jennifer BearnSummaryAffiliation: South London and Maudsley NHS Trust Country: UK Publications
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Recognition of a dopamine replacement therapy dependence syndrome in Parkinson's disease: a pilot studyJennifer Bearn
National Addiction Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, 4 Windsor Walk, London SE58AF, UK
Drug Alcohol Depend 76:305-10. 2004..This finding has both clinical relevance for the treatment of PD and further implicates dopaminergic pathways in the genesis of substance dependence...
Auricular acupuncture as an adjunct to opiate detoxification treatment: effects on withdrawal symptomsJennifer Bearn
Wickham Park House Drug Dependence Unit, Bethlem Royal Hospital, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, UK
J Subst Abuse Treat 36:345-9. 2009..The failure to find any clinical gains from the adjunctive use of auricular acupuncture during detoxification from opiates raises concerns about the widespread acceptance of this intervention...
Influence of the dose on the severity of opiate withdrawal symptoms during methadone detoxificationAnthony Glasper
National Addiction Centre, London, UK
Pharmacology 81:92-6. 2008..This study investigates factors influencing the severity of opiate withdrawal symptoms, focusing on the relationship between methadone dose and withdrawal severity among opiate-dependent in-patients receiving methadone detoxification...
Sulphatoxymelatonin excretion during opiate withdrawal: a preliminary studyJennifer Bearn
National Addiction Centre, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust Institute of Psychiatry London, UK
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 26:677-81. 2002..62, P<.05). Our preliminary findings suggest that melatonin secretion may represent a neuroendocrine marker of NA neuronal hyperactivity during opiate withdrawal in opiate-dependent patients. Areas of future research are discussed...
The rise of buprenorphine prescribing in England: analysis of NHS regional data, 2001-03Cornelis J de Wet
Wickham Park House, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Beckenham, Kent, UK
Addiction 100:495-9. 2005..The marked regional variation suggests the need for further research and the development of national guidelines to support rational prescribing and equitable access to treatment...
