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imipramine and Alcoholism

imipramine has been researched along with Alcoholism in 42 studies

Imipramine: The prototypical tricyclic antidepressant. It has been used in major depression, dysthymia, bipolar depression, attention-deficit disorders, agoraphobia, and panic disorders. It has less sedative effect than some other members of this therapeutic group.
imipramine : A dibenzoazepine that is 5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine substituted by a 3-(dimethylamino)propyl group at the nitrogen atom.

Alcoholism: A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic. (Morse & Flavin for the Joint Commission of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the American Society of Addiction Medicine to Study the Definition and Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alcoholism: in JAMA 1992;268:1012-4)

Research Excerpts

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" In addition, hypericum extracts, as well as standard antidepressants such as the tricyclic, impramine, and the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, fluoxetine, have been reported to be of therapeutic benefit in the treatment of alcoholism, as these compounds may reduce alcohol craving and/or intake in particular subgroups of patients."7.70Comparison of hypericum extracts with imipramine and fluoxetine in animal models of depression and alcoholism. ( de Beun, R; De Vry, J; Jentzsch, KR; Maurel, S; Schreiber, R, 1999)
"Of 60 depressed alcoholics who completed an open trial of imipramine, 27 (45%) responded with improvement in both mood and drinking behavior, and eight (13%) responded after further dosage increases or treatment with disulfiram."6.67Imipramine treatment of alcoholism with comorbid depression. ( Harrison, W; McGrath, PJ; Nunes, EV; Ocepek-Welikson, K; Quitkin, FM; Stewart, JP; Tricamo, E, 1993)
" In addition, hypericum extracts, as well as standard antidepressants such as the tricyclic, impramine, and the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, fluoxetine, have been reported to be of therapeutic benefit in the treatment of alcoholism, as these compounds may reduce alcohol craving and/or intake in particular subgroups of patients."3.70Comparison of hypericum extracts with imipramine and fluoxetine in animal models of depression and alcoholism. ( de Beun, R; De Vry, J; Jentzsch, KR; Maurel, S; Schreiber, R, 1999)
"Imipramine treatment was safe and associated with improvement in depression in both adequately treated and intention-to-treat samples."2.68Imipramine treatment of alcoholics with primary depression: A placebo-controlled clinical trial. ( Agosti, V; Goldman, D; McGrath, PJ; Nunes, EV; Ocepek-Welikson, K; Quitkin, FM; Stewart, JW, 1996)
"Of 60 depressed alcoholics who completed an open trial of imipramine, 27 (45%) responded with improvement in both mood and drinking behavior, and eight (13%) responded after further dosage increases or treatment with disulfiram."2.67Imipramine treatment of alcoholism with comorbid depression. ( Harrison, W; McGrath, PJ; Nunes, EV; Ocepek-Welikson, K; Quitkin, FM; Stewart, JP; Tricamo, E, 1993)
" Determining the best dosing strategy has been the goal of recent treatment studies with alcohol-dependent patients."2.39Dosing issues in the pharmacotherapy of alcoholism. ( Mason, BJ, 1996)
"Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) frequently also have alcohol use disorder (AUD) and they are more likely to experience symptomatic recurrence and resist treatment."1.42Influence of comorbid alcohol use disorder on treatment response of depressive patients. ( Hashimoto, E; Ishikawa, H; Saito, T; Tayama, M; Yamamoto, M, 2015)
"In an animal model of binge drinking that exhibits abstinence-induced behaviors reminiscent of negative affective states, the triple monoamine uptake inhibitor, amitifadine, produced a selective, dose dependent attenuation of binge drinking."1.38Amitifadine, a triple monoamine uptake inhibitor, reduces binge drinking and negative affect in an animal model of co-occurring alcoholism and depression symptomatology. ( Basile, AS; June, HL; Kelly, T; Skolnick, P; Warnock, KT; Yang, AR; Yi, HS, 2012)
"These findings suggest that alcohol dependence is associated with the downregulation of the CB1 receptors, while suicide is linked to the upregulation of these receptors in the ventral striatum."1.36Selective alterations of the CB1 receptors and the fatty acid amide hydrolase in the ventral striatum of alcoholics and suicides. ( Arango, V; Cooper, TB; Hungund, BL; Kassir, SA; Mann, JJ; Vinod, KY, 2010)
" Pharmacokinetic parameters were determined from multiple blood samples drawn over 60 hours."1.28Intravenous pharmacokinetics of 2-hydroxyimipramine in alcoholics and normal controls. ( Barnhill, JG; Ciraulo, AM; Ciraulo, DA; Jaffe, JH; Tarmey, MF, 1990)
"Desipramine clearance was affected to a lesser degree than imipramine, suggesting that from a pharmacokinetic standpoint it may be the preferred drug for the treatment of alcoholics with depression."1.27Clinical pharmacokinetics of imipramine and desipramine in alcoholics and normal volunteers. ( Barnhill, JG; Ciraulo, DA; Jaffe, JH, 1988)
" Tricyclic pharmacokinetic parameters, determined from plasma samples over 48 hours, indicated decreased total body clearance, increased elimination half-life, and higher peak plasma levels during disulfiram treatment."1.27Pharmacokinetic interaction of disulfiram and antidepressants. ( Barnhill, J; Boxenbaum, H; Ciraulo, DA, 1985)
" These results are consistent with either a decrease in oral bioavailability of IMI in alcoholics or, assuming complete absorption, an increase in intrinsic clearance of 2."1.26Imipramine disposition in alcoholics. ( Alderson, LM; Chapron, DJ; Ciraulo, DA; Jaffe, JH; Kramer, PA; Subbarao, B, 1982)

Research

Studies (42)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199029 (69.05)18.7374
1990's10 (23.81)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's3 (7.14)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Hashimoto, E1
Tayama, M1
Ishikawa, H1
Yamamoto, M1
Saito, T1
Vinod, KY1
Kassir, SA1
Hungund, BL1
Cooper, TB1
Mann, JJ1
Arango, V1
Warnock, KT1
Yang, AR1
Yi, HS1
June, HL2
Kelly, T1
Basile, AS1
Skolnick, P1
STANLEY, B1
PAL, NR1
Olesen, OV1
Ciraulo, DA4
Alderson, LM1
Chapron, DJ1
Jaffe, JH3
Subbarao, B1
Kramer, PA1
Busch, KT1
Schulz, H1
Nunes, EV2
McGrath, PJ2
Quitkin, FM2
Stewart, JP1
Harrison, W1
Tricamo, E1
Ocepek-Welikson, K2
Stewart, JW1
Goldman, D1
Agosti, V1
Lepola, U1
Koponen, H1
Leinonen, E1
Mason, BJ1
Wilkins, JN1
Paré, AM1
Paré, WP1
Kluczynski, J1
De Vry, J1
Maurel, S1
Schreiber, R1
de Beun, R1
Jentzsch, KR1
Rosenbaum, AH1
Niven, RG1
Hanson, NP1
Swanson, DW1
Kissin, B5
Pinder, RM1
Brogden, RN1
Speight, TM1
Avery, GS1
Thompson, T1
Pickens, R1
Shaw, JA1
Donley, P1
Morgan, DW1
Robinson, JA1
Shaskan, EG1
Becker, RE1
Basse, P1
Rørdam, P1
Balant-Gorgia, AE1
Gay, M1
Gex-Fabry, M1
Balant, LP1
Barnhill, JG2
Ciraulo, AM1
Tarmey, MF1
Demeter, E1
Tekes, K1
Majorossy, K1
Palkovits, M1
Soós, M1
Magyar, K1
Somogyi, E1
Suranyi-Cadotte, B1
Dongier, M1
Lafaille, F1
Luthe, L1
Kranzler, HR1
Javors, M1
Blaisdell, G1
Lee, J1
Bowden, C1
Barnhill, J1
Boxenbaum, H1
Ashcroft, GW1
Crawford, TB1
Eccleston, D1
Sharman, DF1
MacDougall, EJ1
Stanton, JB1
Binns, JK1
Gross, MM1
Altman, H1
Evenson, RC1
Sletten, IW1
Cho, DW1
Debus, G1
Winokur, G1
Chaftez, ME1
Rosenblatt, SM2
Machover, S1
Charnoff, SM1
Butterworth, AT1
Karkalas, Y1
Lal, H1
Platz, A1
Su, WH1
Post, F1
Dallos, V1
Heathfield, K1

Reviews

6 reviews available for imipramine and Alcoholism

ArticleYear
Dosing issues in the pharmacotherapy of alcoholism.
    Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 1996, Volume: 20, Issue:7 Suppl

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adult; Alcoholism; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Comorbidity; Depressive D

1996
Doxepin up-to-date: a review of its pharmacological properties and therapeutic efficacy with particular reference to depression.
    Drugs, 1977, Volume: 13, Issue:3

    Topics: Alcoholism; Amitriptyline; Animals; Anxiety; Cardiovascular Diseases; Depression; Doxepin; Drug Inte

1977
An experimental analysis of behavioral factors in drug dependence.
    Federation proceedings, 1975, Volume: 34, Issue:9

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Alcoholism; Amphetamine; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Cannabis; Chlorpromazine;

1975
Drugs in the treatment of alcoholism.
    The Medical clinics of North America, 1967, Volume: 51, Issue:5

    Topics: Alcohol Deterrents; Alcoholic Intoxication; Alcoholism; Amitriptyline; Antidepressive Agents; Chlord

1967
Prognostic factors in alcoholism.
    Psychiatric research reports, 1968, Volume: 24

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholism; Chlordiazepoxide; Ethnicity; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Imipramine; Male; Middle

1968
Drug and placebo responses in chronic alcoholics.
    Psychiatric research reports, 1968, Volume: 24

    Topics: Achievement; Alcoholism; Antidepressive Agents; Black or African American; Chlordiazepoxide; Chronic

1968

Trials

6 trials available for imipramine and Alcoholism

ArticleYear
Imipramine treatment of alcoholism with comorbid depression.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1993, Volume: 150, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Affect; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Comorbidity; Depressive Disorder; Disulfiram; Dose-Resp

1993
Imipramine treatment of alcoholics with primary depression: A placebo-controlled clinical trial.
    Archives of general psychiatry, 1996, Volume: 53, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholics Anonymous; Alcoholism; Ambulatory Care; Depressive Disorder; Fem

1996
Treatment of depression in alcoholics.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1975, Volume: 132, Issue:6

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Alcoholism; Chlordiazepoxide; Counseling; Depression; Drug Evaluation; Drug Thera

1975
Blood platelet monoamine oxidase activity in anergic schizophrenics.
    National Institute on Drug Abuse research monograph series, 1975, Issue:3

    Topics: Alcoholism; Blood Platelets; Chlorpromazine; Humans; Imipramine; Monoamine Oxidase; Schizophrenia; T

1975
Drug and placebo responses in chronic alcoholics.
    Psychiatric research reports, 1968, Volume: 24

    Topics: Achievement; Alcoholism; Antidepressive Agents; Black or African American; Chlordiazepoxide; Chronic

1968
Depression associated with alcohol withdrawal. Imipramine therapy compared with placebo.
    Quarterly journal of studies on alcohol, 1971, Volume: 32, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholism; Clinical Trials as Topic; Depression; Diarrhea; Humans; Imipramine; Male; Middle

1971

Other Studies

31 other studies available for imipramine and Alcoholism

ArticleYear
Influence of comorbid alcohol use disorder on treatment response of depressive patients.
    Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), 2015, Volume: 122, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Alcohol Drinking; Alcoholism; Antidepressive Agents; Depressive Disorder, Major; Female; Foll

2015
Selective alterations of the CB1 receptors and the fatty acid amide hydrolase in the ventral striatum of alcoholics and suicides.
    Journal of psychiatric research, 2010, Volume: 44, Issue:9

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Alcoholism; Amidohydrolases; Analysis of Variance; Autoradiography; Basal G

2010
Amitifadine, a triple monoamine uptake inhibitor, reduces binge drinking and negative affect in an animal model of co-occurring alcoholism and depression symptomatology.
    Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2012, Volume: 103, Issue:1

    Topics: Affect; Alcoholism; Animals; Aza Compounds; Binge Drinking; Biogenic Monoamines; Bridged Bicyclo Com

2012
FATAL HYPERPYREXIA WITH PHENELZINE AND IMIPRAMINE.
    British medical journal, 1964, Oct-17, Volume: 2, Issue:5415

    Topics: Alcoholism; Fever; Imipramine; Mental Disorders; Phenelzine; Poisoning; Toxicology

1964
The influence of disulfiram and calcium carbimide on the serum diphenylhydantoin. Excretion of HPPH in the urine.
    Archives of neurology, 1967, Volume: 16, Issue:6

    Topics: Acetazolamide; Adult; Aged; Alcoholism; Amitriptyline; Chlordiazepoxide; Chlorpromazine; Chromatogra

1967
Imipramine disposition in alcoholics.
    Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 1982, Volume: 2, Issue:1

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Alcoholism; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Depressio

1982
[The acute psychiatric emergency].
    Zeitschrift fur Alternsforschung, 1981, Volume: 36, Issue:4

    Topics: Acute Disease; Aged; Alcoholism; Amitriptyline; Brain Ischemia; Cognition Disorders; Consciousness D

1981
A naturalistic 6-year follow-up study of patients with panic disorder.
    Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 1996, Volume: 93, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholism; Alprazolam; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Comorbidity; D

1996
Pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia patients with comorbid substance abuse.
    Schizophrenia bulletin, 1997, Volume: 23, Issue:2

    Topics: Alcoholism; Antipsychotic Agents; Cocaine; Flupenthixol; Humans; Imipramine; Marijuana Abuse; Opioid

1997
Negative affect and voluntary alcohol consumption in Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) and Sprague-Dawley rats.
    Physiology & behavior, 1999, Volume: 67, Issue:2

    Topics: Alcoholism; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; Central Nervous System

1999
Comparison of hypericum extracts with imipramine and fluoxetine in animal models of depression and alcoholism.
    European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, 1999, Volume: 9, Issue:6

    Topics: Alcoholism; Animals; Antidepressive Agents; Depression; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; Female; Fluoxe

1999
Tardive dyskinesia: relationship with a primary affective disorder.
    Diseases of the nervous system, 1977, Volume: 38, Issue:6

    Topics: Adult; Affective Symptoms; Aged; Alcoholism; Amitriptyline; Antipsychotic Agents; Chlordiazepoxide;

1977
The use of psychoactive drugs in the long-term treatment of chronic alcoholics.
    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1975, Apr-25, Volume: 252

    Topics: Alcoholism; Anti-Anxiety Agents; Antipsychotic Agents; Anxiety; Chlordiazepoxide; Chlorpromazine; Ch

1975
Ischemic colitis complicating imipramine overdose and alcohol ingestion. Case report.
    The European journal of surgery = Acta chirurgica, 1992, Volume: 158, Issue:3

    Topics: Alcoholism; Colitis; Colon; Drug Overdose; Humans; Imipramine; Ischemia; Male; Middle Aged

1992
Persistent impairment of clomipramine demethylation in recently detoxified alcoholic patients.
    Therapeutic drug monitoring, 1992, Volume: 14, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholism; Clomipramine; Dealkylation; Desipramine; Female; Humans; Hydroxylation; Imipramin

1992
Intravenous pharmacokinetics of 2-hydroxyimipramine in alcoholics and normal controls.
    Journal of studies on alcohol, 1990, Volume: 51, Issue:4

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholism; Electrocardiography; Humans; Imipramine; Infusions, Intravenous; Male; Middle Age

1990
The asymmetry of 3H-imipramine binding may predict psychiatric illness.
    Life sciences, 1989, Volume: 44, Issue:19

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Alcoholism; Biomarkers; Brain; Carrier Proteins;

1989
Platelets of alcoholics, and of subjects genetically at risk for alcoholism, share the same abnormality of imipramine binding sites.
    British journal of addiction, 1989, Volume: 84, Issue:4

    Topics: Alcoholism; Blood Platelets; Carrier Proteins; Humans; Imipramine; Receptors, Drug; Receptors, Neuro

1989
Clinical pharmacokinetics of imipramine and desipramine in alcoholics and normal volunteers.
    Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 1988, Volume: 43, Issue:5

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Alcoholism; Blood Proteins; Desipramine; Humans; Imip

1988
Secondary depression: treatment and outcome.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 1988, Volume: 49, Issue:9

    Topics: Alcoholism; Antidepressive Agents; Depressive Disorder; Drug Administration Schedule; Humans; Imipra

1988
Binding of imipramine to platelet membranes is lower in alcoholics than in controls.
    Alcohol and drug research, 1987, Volume: 7, Issue:5-6

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Alcoholism; Blood Platelets; Depression; Humans; Imipramine; Male; Membranes; Middle Ag

1987
Pharmacokinetic interaction of disulfiram and antidepressants.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1985, Volume: 142, Issue:11

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholism; Desipramine; Disulfiram; Drug Interactions; Half-Life; Humans; Hydroxylation; Imi

1985
5-hydroxyindole compounds in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with psychiatric or neurological diseases.
    Lancet (London, England), 1966, Nov-12, Volume: 2, Issue:7472

    Topics: Alcoholism; Bipolar Disorder; Central Nervous System Diseases; Humans; Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; Imi

1966
Drug therapy in alcoholism.
    Current psychiatric therapies, 1970, Volume: 10

    Topics: Adult; Alcoholic Intoxication; Alcoholism; Antidepressive Agents; Anxiety; Carbamates; Chlordiazepox

1970
Patterns of psychotropic drug prescription in four midwestern state hospitals.
    Current therapeutic research, clinical and experimental, 1972, Volume: 14, Issue:10

    Topics: Alcoholism; Antidepressive Agents; Antipsychotic Agents; Chlorpromazine; Computers; Drug Utilization

1972
[Self- and foreign placements of current condition in psychopharmacological longitudinal studies].
    Arzneimittel-Forschung, 1974, Volume: 24, Issue:7

    Topics: Adolescent; Aggression; Alcoholism; Antiparkinson Agents; Anxiety; Depression; Drug Evaluation; Extr

1974
Genetic and clinical factors associated with course in depression. Contributions to genetic aspects.
    Pharmakopsychiatrie, Neuro-Psychopharmakologie, 1974, Volume: 7, Issue:2

    Topics: Alcoholism; Bipolar Disorder; Chlorpromazine; Chronic Disease; Depression; Female; Humans; Imipramin

1974
Jaundice following therapy with imipramine and cyproheptadine.
    Clinical toxicology, 1971, Volume: 4, Issue:1

    Topics: Adjustment Disorders; Alanine Transaminase; Alcoholism; Alkaline Phosphatase; Cyproheptadine; Drug C

1971
Social and psychological factors in the treatment of chronic alcoholism.
    Journal of psychiatric research, 1970, Volume: 8, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Age Factors; Alcoholism; Ambulatory Care; Attitude of Health Personnel; Attitude to Health; C

1970
Management of senile psychiatric disorders.
    British medical journal, 1968, Dec-07, Volume: 4, Issue:5631

    Topics: Adjustment Disorders; Affective Symptoms; Aged; Alcoholism; Amitriptyline; Dementia; Depressive Diso

1968
Iatrogenic epilepsy due to antidepressant drugs.
    British medical journal, 1969, Oct-11, Volume: 4, Issue:5675

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Alcoholism; Amitriptyline; Antidepressive Agents; Barbiturates; Brain Damage, Chr

1969