Loss of contact with reality that results from acute or chronic alcohol use. Examples are pathological intoxication, delirium tremens, Korsakoff’s psychosis, and acute hallucinosis.
The total and final decline that can happen in individuals with chronic alcoholism. In one specific form, known as Korsakoff’s psychosis, the person experiences comprehensive mental, ethical, and social decay.
A mental disorder resulting from prolonged alcohol abuse, often referred to as chronic alcoholic delirium.