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ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL [6 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 2024-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

[A group of] symptoms that develop within hours of cessation of drinking or of significant reduction in amount ingested [in a person with a pattern of heavy or prolonged drinking.]

OBS

[Examples of symptoms are:] hand tremor and a variety of other signs and symptoms that may include nausea and vomiting; anxiety; autonomic hyperactivity manifested in sweating and increased pulse rate; agitation; insomnia; perceptual disturbances, such as transient visual, tactile, or auditory illusions or hallucinations with intact reality testing; and grand mal seizures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

Les symptômes liés au sevrage de l'alcool sont généralement proportionnels à la quantité d'alcool ingérée de même qu'à la durée de l'alcoolisme. Toutefois, le facteur de risque le plus important quant à la gravité du syndrome de sevrage de l'alcool est le nombre de sevrages qu'a connu le patient par le passé.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
  • Psicología clínica
DEF

Conjunto de síntomas que pueden o no presentarse cuando un individuo reduce o detiene el consumo de alcohol después de un prolongado periodo de ingesta.

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Record 3 2023-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

A number of scales measure alcohol withdrawal. One simple one is to rate symptoms as mild (tremulousness), moderate (agitation) and severe (confusion). Most EDs [emergency departments] use an alcohol withdrawal scale (AWS) to measure symptoms and to predict likelihood of seizures and direct preventive management.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Procedimientos diagnósticos (Medicina)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
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Record 4 2017-11-22

English

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

The name of the substance ... withdrawal delirium [often] begins with the specific substance (e.g., alcohol) that is presumed to be causing the withdrawal delirium.

Key term(s)
  • alcohol withdrawal delirium

French

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

[Souvent, le nom] de l'état confusionnel dû au sevrage d'une substance [...] commence par [le nom] de la substance spécifique (p. ex. alcool) présumée causer l'état confusionnel [dû au] sevrage.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organic Psychoses
  • Social Problems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychoses organiques
  • Problèmes sociaux
OBS

Voir «syndrome d'abstinence».

Spanish

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Record 6 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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