Psychiatry Emergency Medicine Critical Care A
CIWA-Ar — Alcohol Withdrawal Scale
Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol — Revised. Guides benzodiazepine dosing in alcohol withdrawal.
References
- Sullivan JT, et al. Assessment of alcohol withdrawal: the revised Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol scale (CIWA-Ar). Br J Addict. 1989;84(11):1353-1357.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
Drugs
Pathways
- Acute Behavioural Disturbance / Rapid Tranquillisation · RCEM 2022; RCPsych 2022; NICE NG10
- Self-Harm Presentation · NICE NG225 (2022)
- Capacity Assessment (Mental Capacity Act) · MCA 2005; Code of Practice
- Acute Psychosis Management · NICE CG178 2014
- Depression Management · NICE CG90 2022
- Lithium Therapy Monitoring · NICE CG185 / BNF
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.