http://www.degs-studie.de/deutsch/ergebnisse/degs1/symposium-2012.html).50 % of individuals suffering from substance use disorder develop symptoms of alcohol withdrawal when they reduce the quantity or frequency of their alcohol consumption. In approx. 3–5 % of cases, severe withdrawal symptoms such as grand-mal convulsions or delirium occur (Schuckit, M. A. The New England Journal of Medicine 371(22): 2109-2113, 2014). Despite the prevalence of the underlying dependence disorder, alcohol psychoses are relatively rare, but very severe, and frequently life-threatening phenomena.Strictly speaking, acute intoxication already constitutes a "reversible exogenous psychosis with impaired self-control and self-criticism, stimulation and disinhibition as well as euphoria or also depression" (Bergmann, L., Ferbert, A. (2012) Alkoholfolgeerkrankungen. In: Berlit, P. (Hrsg.). Klinische Neurologie. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer)." /> Alcohol-induced psychotic disorders - Musalek M.; Scheibenbogen O.; Schuster A. | sdvig press