Grief visits that family in which one of the loved ones suffers from alcohol dependence. More frightening than this can only be alcoholic psychosis, which takes possession of the consciousness of an alcohol-dependent person.
It is worth noting that alcoholic psychosis is a violation of the mental state of the individual, which is in the second or third stage of dependence.
There are the following types of alcoholic psychosis:
- Antabuse psychosis.
- Alcohol delirium or "white fever".
- Dipsomania.
- Delusional alcopsychosis.
- Alcoholic depression.
- Alcoholic pseudo-paralysis.
- Hemorrhagic polyencephalitis.
Each species is different in its manifestation and flow. The psychosis itself develops not because of the alcohol itself, but because of the products of its decay. Alcoholism and alcoholic psychoses are interrelated by the fact that the former is the cause of the appearance of the second. It is possible that their manifestation can help and mental stress, acute infection, etc.
There are different forms of this type of psychosis:
- Acute alcoholic psychosis, which includes 45% of all alkoksihozov.
- Subacute and chronic - about 27%.
Alcoholic psychosis - symptoms
Let us dwell on a detailed examination of the symptoms of each type of alcoholic psychosis.
1. Alkogalclycinosis
It is one of the most common after the "white fever". Most often, they fall ill with women, arise after seven years, or even more, of drinking alcohol. There are no violations in spatial coordination.
He is acute, chronic, subacute.
Symptoms:
- sometimes tactile, visual hallucinations;
- auditory hallucinations in the form of hailstones, voices of different timbre;
- weapons with objects for self-defense;
- sullen state, fear;
- persecution mania.
Alcoholic hallucinosis psychoses having chronic causes of manifestation occur after the patient has suffered acute psychoses.
Alkoparanoid
It arises, first of all, in the form of primary delirium, which is not connected with hallucinations.
The main symptoms manifested when alcoholic paranoids are the following:
- prevalent in the patient crazy ideas associated with jealousy, etc .;
- increased body temperature;
- significant fluctuations in blood pressure;
- insomnia;
- nightmares;
- emotional incontinence , inhibition.
2. Delirious psychosis
It occurs as a result of strong intoxication of the body in an incomprehensible situation for him (in an unfamiliar place, on the road).
Symptoms:
- delirium with the nature of persecution;
- the patient is confident of the conspiracy that someone is preparing against him;
- suicide attempts;
- fear of being poisoned, as a result, the patient refuses to take medicine;
- because the sick person is greatly influenced by delusional ideas, they almost cease to perceive reality.
Alcoholic paralysis
Occurs in patients with a long history of drinking alcohol.
Symptoms:
- metabolic disease;
- pain in the extremities, pronounced tremor in the fingers;
- intellectual degradation;
- avitaminosis;
- a constant state of euphoria.
Alcoencephalopathy
This psychosis manifests itself in drunken, chronic alcoholics.
Characteristic symptoms:
- hypovitaminosis;
- metabolic disease;
- liver dysfunction.
Alcoholic psychosis - treatment
If you find an alcoholic psychosis in a person familiar to you and are wondering "What should I do?", It is necessary
Remember that alcoholic psychosis poses a great danger both for the health and life of the patient, and for his surroundings, and the treatment of the home of this disease is strictly contraindicated!
Alcoholism has never brought happiness to families of drinkers, and therefore one must in every way try to help them avoid this pernicious habit.