@article{ref1,
title="Characteristics of men with alcoholic hallucinosis",
journal="Addiction",
year="1994",
author="Tsuang, J. W. and Irwin, M. R. and Smith, Toby L. and Schuckit, Marc A.",
volume="89",
number="1",
pages="73-78",
abstract="The goal of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of primary alcoholics with alcoholic hallucinosis. Six hundred and forty-three primary alcoholic men were recruited from a 28-day Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program at the San Diego VA Medical Center. Subjects only experiencing perceptual abnormalities during alcohol withdrawal, drug-related hallucinosis, as well as those having abnormal sensations that did not meet criteria for hallucinations were excluded from the present study. The remaining 532 subjects were divided into Group 1 (n = 48), which consisted of subjects with a DSM-IIIR and ICD-10 diagnosis of alcoholic hallucinosis, and Group 2 (n = 484) which consisted of those without any history of hallucinations. A comparison of the two groups revealed that Group 1 men were younger at the onset of alcohol problems, consumed more alcohol per occasion, developed more alcohol-related life problems, and had higher rates of drug experimentation as well as more different types of drugs used. This study suggests that primary alcoholics who consume more drugs and/or alcohol might be at an increased risk for developing alcoholic hallucinosis.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0965-2140",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}