Letter to the Editor October 24, 2018

Correction: Reduction of Alcohol Drinking in Young Adults by Naltrexon

J Clin Psychiatry 2018;79(5):18lcx12559

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In the article “Reduction of Alcohol Drinking in Young Adults by Naltrexone: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial of Efficacy and Safety” by Stephanie S. O’ Malley, PhD, and colleagues published in the February 2015 issue (J Clin Psychiatry 2015;76[2]:e207-e213), in Figure 1, the numbers of participants who discontinued intervention have been corrected as follows. In the naltrexone condition, the total n = 9 (not interested, n = 6; family emergency, n = 1; medical contraindication, n = 1; adverse event/not interested, n = 1). In the placebo condition, the total n = 7 (not interested, n = 6; medical contraindication, n = 1).

Correction:

In the article “Reduction of Alcohol Drinking in Young Adults by Naltrexone: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial of Efficacy and Safety” by Stephanie S. O’ Malley, PhD, and colleagues published in the February 2015 issue (J Clin Psychiatry 2015;76[2]:e207-e213), in Figure 1, the numbers of participants who discontinued intervention have been corrected as follows. In the naltrexone condition, the total n = 9 (not interested, n = 6; family emergency, n = 1; medical contraindication, n = 1; adverse event/not interested, n = 1). In the placebo condition, the total n = 7 (not interested, n = 6; medical contraindication, n = 1).