hallucinosis — A term coined in or shortly before 1900, possibly by the German neurologist Carl Wernicke (1848 1904), to denote a mental state or disorder in which hallucinations feature prominently. The term hallucinosis has been variously defined as 1)… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
chronic tactile hallucinosis — The expression chronische taktile Halluzinose was proposed in 1954 by the German neurologist and psychiatrist Klaus Conrad (1905 1961) and his colleague N. Bers to denote a syndrome characterized by * formicative hallucinations, parasitic or… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
alcoholic hallucinosis — Also known as alcohol hallucinosis and alcohol induced psychotic disorder. All three terms refer to a nosological concept characterized by acute onset, a predominance of * auditory hallucinations (although delusions and hallucinations in other … Dictionary of Hallucinations
acute hallucinosis — The term acute hallucinosis refers to a subtype of * hallucinosis characterized by a delusional and hallucinatory state of a limited duration not necessarily with an acute onset. The term was employed from about 1900 onwards in opposition to… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
cocaine hallucinosis — The term cocaine hallucinosis refers to the various hallucinatory phenomena associated with the chronic use of cocaine (as in a cocaine run or cocaine binge , which are both characterized by the prolonged consumption of high doses of cocaine) … Dictionary of Hallucinations
organic hallucinosis — A term used to denote a syndrome characterized by persistent or recurrent hallucinations occurring in the unclouded mind, attributable to a manifest organic disorder. Organic hallucinosis is believed to occur in the absence of other psychotic… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
hallucinosic syndrome — A term used to denote a hallucinatory syndrome characterized by a specific type of hallucination or by an association with a specific clinical orneu robiological parameter. Hallusinosic syndromes are conceptualized along the lines of the… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Alcoholism — Classification and external resources … Wikipedia
formicative hallucination — Also referred to as formication, dermatozoic hallucination, and insect hallucination. The terms formication and formicative hallucination are indebted to the Latin noun formica, which means ant. All of the above four terms are used more or… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Long-term effects of alcohol — Disability adjusted life year for alcohol use disorders per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004 … Wikipedia
