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European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

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01-08-2008 | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Prevalence of alcohol-induced psychotic disorders

Author: Michael Soyka, MD

Published in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience | Issue 5/2008

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Sirs: Little is known about the prevalence of alcohol-induced psychotic disorders. A prevalence of 0.4% was found among alcoholic inpatients in a university hospital (N = 3,052). Data from official German hospital statistics show a corresponding prevalence of 0.6–0.7% over several years. Thus, compared to other neuropsychiatric disorders such as alcohol withdrawal delirium, alcohol-induced psychotic disorders are a rare complication in alcoholism. …

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Title: Prevalence of alcohol-induced psychotic disorders
Author: Michael Soyka, MD
Publication date: 01-08-2008
Publisher: D. Steinkopff-Verlag
Published in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience / Issue 5/2008
Print ISSN: 0940-1334
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8491
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-008-0767-1

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