Alcohol abuse

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Alcohol abuse
Classification and external resources
MeSH	D000437

Alcohol abuse, as described in the DSM-IV, is a psychiatric diagnosis describing the recurring use of alcoholic beverages despite negative consequences.^[1] It is differentiated from alcohol dependence by the lack of symptoms such as tolerance and withdrawal.^[2] Alcohol abuse is sometimes referred to by the less specific term alcoholism. However, many definitions of alcoholism exist, and only some are compatible with alcohol abuse.

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Alcohol and Health
Short-term effects of alcohol
Long-term effects of alcohol
Alcohol and cardiovascular disease
Alcoholic liver disease
Alcoholic hepatitis
Alcohol and cancer
Alcohol and weight
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Alcoholism
Blackout (alcohol-related amnesia)
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Recommended maximum intake
Wine and health

^ National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. "Diagnostic Criteria for Alcohol Abuse and Dependence" Alcohol Alert, No. 30 PH 359, October 1995.
^ Alcohol Abuse

[edit] External links

Rethinking Drinking, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Recovery REALM, Online Addiction Recovery Community featuring 12 step meetings

Mental and behavioral disorders (F · 290–319)

Neurological/symptomatic

Dementia (Alzheimer's disease, multi-infarct dementia, Pick's disease, Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease, Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, AIDS dementia complex, Frontotemporal dementia, Sundowning, Wandering) · Delirium · Post-concussion syndrome · Organic brain syndrome

Psychoactive substance/
substance abuse/
drug abuse/
substance-related disorder

alcohol (acute alcohol intoxication, drunkenness, alcohol dependence, alcoholic hallucinosis, Alcohol withdrawal, delirium tremens, Korsakoff's syndrome, alcohol abuse) · opioids (opioid overdose, opioid dependency) · sedative/hypnotic (benzodiazepine overdose, benzodiazepine dependence, benzodiazepine withdrawal) · cocaine (cocaine dependence) · general (Intoxication/Drug overdose, Physical dependence, Rebound effect, Withdrawal)

Schizophrenia, schizotypal
and delusional

Psychosis (Schizoaffective disorder, Schizophreniform disorder, Brief reactive psychosis) · Schizophrenia (Disorganized schizophrenia, Delusional disorder, Folie à deux)

Mood (affective)

Mania · Bipolar disorder (Bipolar I, Bipolar II, Cyclothymia) · Depression (Major depressive disorder, Dysthymia, Seasonal affective disorder, Atypical)

Neurotic, stress-related
and somatoform

Physiological/physical
behavioral

Eating disorder	Anorexia nervosa · Bulimia nervosa · Rumination syndrome · NOS

Nonorganic sleep disorders	(Nonorganic hypersomnia, Nonorganic insomnia) · Parasomnia (REM behavior disorder, Night terror, Nightmare)

Sexual dysfunction	Erectile dysfunction · Premature ejaculation · Vaginismus · Dyspareunia · Hypersexuality · Female sexual arousal disorder

Postnatal	Postpartum depression · Postnatal psychosis

Adult personality
and behavior

Personality disorder · Impulse control disorder (Kleptomania, Trichotillomania, Pyromania) · Factitious disorder (Munchausen syndrome)

sexual and gender identity: Sexual maturation disorder · Ego-dystonic sexual orientation · Sexual relationship disorder · Paraphilia (Voyeurism, Fetishism)

Mental disorders
diagnosed in childhood

Mental retardation

X-Linked mental retardation (Lujan-Fryns syndrome)

Psychological development
(developmental disorder)

Specific	speech and language (expressive language disorder, aphasia, expressive aphasia, receptive aphasia, Landau–Kleffner syndrome, lisp) · Scholastic skills (dyslexia, dysgraphia, Gerstmann syndrome) · Motor function (developmental dyspraxia)

Pervasive	Autism · Rett syndrome · Asperger syndrome

Behavioral and emotional

ADHD · Conduct disorder (ODD) · emotional disorder (Separation anxiety disorder) · social functioning (Selective mutism, RAD, DAD) · Tic disorder (Tourette syndrome) · Speech (Stuttering, Cluttering) · Movement disorder (Stereotypic)

psychology navs: mental processes, disorders, symptoms/signs, speech/voice, psychotherapy

v • d • e Abuse

Types	Animal • Bullying • Child • Child-on-child sexual • Child sexual • Clandestine • Clandestine • Discriminatory • Elder • Employee • Group psychological • Hazing • Mobbing • Neglect • Passive aggression • Persecution • Physical • Police • Prisoner • Psychological • Racial • Ragging • Rape • Relational aggression • Religious • Self • Sexual • Sibling • Spiritual • Taunting • Teasing • Torture • Umpire • Verbal

Addiction	Alcohol • Drug • Internet • Substance abuse

Institutional	Abuse of authority • Abuse of process • Human rights • Malicious prosecution • Restraining order • Satanic ritual • Structural • Vexatious litigation

Abuse cases	Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse • Canadian Afghan detainee abuse scandal • Catholic sex abuse cases • Catholic sexual abuse scandal in the United States • Cleveland child abuse scandal • Day care sex abuse hysteria • Iraq prison abuse scandals • Kern County child abuse cases • Scouting sex abuse cases • Wales child abuse scandal

Related topics	Complex post-traumatic stress disorder • Denial • Lying • Minimisation • Personality disorders • Psychological trauma • Psychopathy • Victim blaming