How Can Treatment for Alcohol and Drug Addiction Be More Effective?
Letter to the Editor
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Dear Editor,
The aim of this letter is to highlight the low success rate in alcohol and substance addiction treatment in psychiatric clinics and to initiate a brief discussion about whether there are other treatment options. While hundreds of studies emphasize the importance of spiritual and religious support for the treatment of substance addiction, this situation is still ignored in psychiatric clinics in our country. İn order to increase the success rate in the treatment of alcohol and substance addiction and to reduce the frequency of relapse, it would be an appropriate approach for psychiatric clinics to work in coordination with associations by leaving all prejudices aside.
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