Is medical treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome a Stag Hunt? Challenges and opportunities in managing risk and uncertainty in addiction cessation

Figures & data

Figure 1 Progression stages of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome.

Figure 2 Payoff matrix in classic Stag Hunt.

Figure 3 Payoff matrix in AWS treatments.

Abbreviation: AWS, Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome.

Figure 4 Payoffs in AWS treatments with indefinite time horizon.

Note: Refer to Figure 3 for corresponding notations.
Abbreviation: AWS, Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome.

Figure 5 Stag Hunt as continuous strategy space.