Acute Alcoholic Hallucinosis: A Review.
Level 5 - mechanism / opinion, no new human data
Narrative literature review without systematic quantitative synthesis
PubMed 36657433 · doi:10.1159/000528573
What was done
The authors conducted a literature search across PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and eLibrary using search strings related to alcoholic hallucinosis, alcohol-related psychoses, and complicated alcohol withdrawal (excluding animal studies) to review the history, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and treatment of acute alcoholic hallucinosis.
What was found
The abstract reports no numerical data, effect sizes, or counts. It states that acute alcoholic hallucinosis is characterized predominantly by auditory hallucinations with delusions and affective symptoms typically occurring during alcohol withdrawal, and ranks second in prevalence among alcohol-related psychoses after alcohol delirium.
Why it matters
This review compiles existing knowledge on a distinct alcohol-induced psychotic disorder to aid in clinical recognition and therapeutic decision-making.
Limits
The abstract describes no formal systematic review methodology or risk-of-bias evaluation. The authors explicitly note that available literature is limited to heterogeneous, primarily descriptive studies with small cohort sizes.
Cited by
- supports Moderate consumption of alcohol (such as a couple of beers or drinks) does not cause psychotic episodes.