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. 2025 May 1;8(5):e2511619.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.11619.

Postdischarge Alcohol Cessation and Psychiatric Referrals in Alcoholic Liver Disease

Shu-Yen Chan  1 , Yee Hui Yeo  2   3 , Hyunseok Kim  3 , Natchaya Polpichai  1 , Yueh-Ting Tsai  4 , Peng-Sheng Ting  5   6
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Postdischarge Alcohol Cessation and Psychiatric Referrals in Alcoholic Liver Disease

Shu-Yen Chan et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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This cohort study evaluates nationwide trends of postdischarge alcohol relapse prevention treatment for hospitalized individuals.

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Figure.. Trends in Postdischarge Pharmacological Cessation Prescriptions, Psychiatric Referrals or Outpatient Encounters, and Mortality Among Patients With Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease (ALD), 2014-2023, by Cirrhosis Status and Sex
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