Citation

S.Odongerel, T.Gantsetseg, M.Dolgormaa, B.Dabaakhuu, Z.Khishigsuren. Innovation 2013; 49-53.

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(Copyright © 2013)

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Abstract

An alcohol related hallucination is a psychosis which predominantly characterized by auditory hallucination in based on consciousness condition due to chronicle alcohol intoxication in alcohol dependence disorder. Main sign of alcohol related hallucination is frequently occurred by auditory and visual hallucinations in the first 48 hours since stopping to use alcohol consumption and it lasts even after recovering alcohol withdrawal syndromes. Due to persistent auditory hallucinations, patients conduct to attempt suicide, commit suicide or dangerous attempt to society. Therefore, we studied hallucination types in alcohol related psychosis and risks of dangerous attempt to society due to hallucination. The study was conducted on the 110 cases of suicide (100 cases among males and 10 cases among females). In the study used special questionnaire with 45 chapters and 431 questions. The current mental condition was identified by the objective and subjective history of patients with Michigan scale questionnaire. Data processing was done in the SPSS 20.0 program There were mainly occurred a verbal hallucination 76.4% (n=84), imperative hallucination 60.9% (n=67), elementary auditory hallucination 60% (n=66) and threatening auditory hallucination 46.4% (n=51) among total 110 study subjects. These hallucinations are frequently occurring in period of withdrawal state with delirium without convulsive (F10.40) and predominantly delusional psychotic disorder due to alcohol (F10.52). Suicide attempt is statistically significance for imperative auditory hallucination (p=0.007). Threatening and approving hallucinations are common occurred as statistically significance in alcohol psychosis besides suicide thinking and suicide attempt are depending on hallucination types.

Language: en

Keywords

psychosis; suicide attempt; alcohol related hallucination; alcohol withdrawal syndromes