P15

Synonym

• Chronic alcohol abuse

Inclusions

• alcohol brain syndrome
• alcohol psychosis
• alcoholism
• delirium tremens

Criteria

• a disorder due to the use of alcohol resulting in one or more of the following:
• harmful use with clinically important damage to health
• dependence syndrome
• withdrawal state
• psychotic disorder

Note

• Substance abuse problem definitions should take into account the considerable differences between countries and cultures. A doctor can decide to label an episode as 'chronic alcohol abuse' without the patient's agreement, and consequently also without the patient's willingness to any medical intervention.

ICD-10

• F10.1; F10.2; F10.3; F10.4; F10.5; F10.6; F10.7; F10.8; F10.9; G31.2