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HALLUCINOSIS [8 records]

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Record 1 2025-01-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Clinical Psychology
OBS

Withdrawal hallucinosis, usually visual or tactile, occurs in around 25% of people with alcohol dependence. It is more common in the first 48 [hours] after cessation of alcohol, but can occur up to days 4 or 5. It may occur without other preceding withdrawal symptoms and is often intermittent and self-limiting. Distinct from delirium tremens, it occurs in a state of clear consciousness and the sufferer may have insight about the perceptual disturbance.

OBS

alcoholic hallucinosis : This designation was used in the DSM-III(third edition of the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders) published in 1987.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Psychologie clinique
OBS

état hallucinatoire alcoolique : Cette désignation était utilisée dans le DSM-III (troisième édition du Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux) publié en 1989.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Mental Disorders
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
Universal entry(ies)
292.12
classification system code
OBS

Single-concept category of mental disorder (& French equivalent) extracted from the 9th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases.

OBS

292.12: International Classification of Diseases code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
292.12
classification system code
OBS

292.12 : code de la Classification internationale des maladies.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychoses
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

A state in which hallucinations are occurring constantly or at frequent intervals, as may, for instance, be the case in toxic confusional states, delirium tremens or acute schizophrenic excitements. It is usually accompanied by grave emotional upset and abnormalities of behaviour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychoses
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

Phénomène hallucinatoire dont le sujet reconnaît l'irréalité (à la différence de l'hallucination).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicosis
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
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Record 4 2010-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Mental Disorders
Universal entry(ies)
293.82
classification system code
OBS

293.82: International Classification of Diseases code.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Troubles mentaux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
293.82
classification system code
OBS

«État hallucinatoire organique» : catégorie uninotionnelle de trouble mental tirée du manuel de DSM-III-R. Dans ce manuel, la catégorie en question s'écrit comme suit : démence par infarctus multiples, avec delirium. «Syndrome hallucinatoire organique» : tirée de la Neuvième Révision de la Classification internationale des maladies (CIM-9). Malgré les sources distinctes, on emploie le même code de classification des maladies.

OBS

293.82 : Code de la Classification internationale des maladies.

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

Term extracted from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
OBS

Terme tiré du Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux (DSM-III-R).

Spanish

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Record 6 2006-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

Term extracted from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-III-R).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
OBS

Terme tiré du manuel de DSM-III-R.

Spanish

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Record 7 2005-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
CONT

Use of hallucinogens and prolonged use of alcohol are the two commonest causes of hallucinosis. The better known hallucinogens are LSD, DMT and mescaline. They can cause an acute hallucinosis as a result of intoxication.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

A constellation of psychological or behavioral signs and symptoms associated with one or more specific organic etiologic factors.

OBS

Grouped according to symptoms rather than etiology. DSM-III-R includes six specific categories of organic mental syndromes : delirium and dementia; amnestic syndrome or organic hallucinosis; organic delusional syndrome, organic mood syndrome, and organic anxiety syndrome; organic personality syndrome; intoxication and withdrawal; and a residual category, organic mental syndrome not otherwise specified.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Troubles mentaux organiques, y compris les troubles symptomatiques [...] . Ce groupe réunit un ensemble de troubles mentaux ayant en commun une étiologie organique démontrable, à type de maladie ou de lésion cérébrales, ou d'atteinte entraînant un dysfonctionnement du cerveau. Le dysfonctionnement peut être primaire: c'est le cas des maladies, lésions ou atteintes qui touchent le cerveau de manière directe ou sélective; il peut également être secondaire: c'est le cas des maladies et des troubles somatiques qui affectent le cerveau au même titre que les autres organes ou systèmes de l'organisme.

Spanish

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