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Disorders Due To Psychoactive Substance Use
Disorders Due To Psychoactive Substance Use
Disorders Due To Psychoactive Substance Use
Substance Use
Department of Psychiatry
1st Faculty of Medicine
Charles University, Prague
Head: Prof. MUDr. Ji Raboch, DrSc.
Psychoactive Substance
Psychoactive (psychotropic) substance
is any substance which after
absorption has influence on mental
processes both cognitive and
affective.
1.
2.
3.
stimulative
suppressive
hallucinogenic
Uncomplicated
With trauma or other medical complications
With delirium
With coma
With convulsions
Pathological intoxication (applies only to
alcohol)
psychotic disorder
Acute intoxication:
Pathological intoxication:
Harmful use:
Dependence syndrome:
Withdrawal state:
Delirium tremens:
alcoholic hallucinosis
pathological jealousy
Korsakov's psychosis
Wernicke encephalopathy
alcoholic dementia
Treatment of alcoholism
Withdrawal from alcohol, benzodiazepines,
clomethiazol
Aversion therapy
Alcohol-Antabuse (disulfiram) Reaction (AAR)
Psychotherapy
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