7200002: Alcoholism (disorder)

• SNOMED CT Concept\Clinical finding (finding)\...
• \Mental state, behavior and/or psychosocial function finding (finding)\Behavior finding\Health-related behavior finding\A range of disorders stemming from the single or repeated use of predominantly psychoactive substances, including certain medications. Initially, these substances provide pleasurable effects, encouraging further use. Over time, however, this can lead to dependence and severe mental and physical health issues. These disorders also cover harmful non-medical use of non-psychoactive substances. They result in significant impairment, exhibiting cognitive, behavioural, and physiological symptoms, and persist despite adverse consequences, underscoring their complex and damaging impact.\...
• \The inability to regulate the use of a specified substance due to repeated or continuous use. Key features include a strong internal drive to use the substance, impaired control over use, prioritizing use over other activities, and continued use despite harm or negative consequences. This often comes with urges or cravings. Physiological dependence may also occur, marked by tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, or use of the substance to prevent withdrawal. These features typically appear over 12 months but can be diagnosed if use is continuous for at least 3 months.\Psychoactive substance dependence\Alcohol dependence\Alcoholism
• \Disorder characterised by the pattern and consequences of psychoactive substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress both to physical or mental health of the user or others around the user.\Disorder characterized by the pattern and consequences of alcohol use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress both to physical or mental health of the user or others around the user.\Alcohol dependence\Alcoholism
• \Disorder characterised by the pattern and consequences of psychoactive substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress both to physical or mental health of the user or others around the user.\Psychoactive substance dependence\Alcohol dependence\Alcoholism
• \Disease\Disorder caused by psychoactive substance\Disorder caused by alcohol (disorder)\Disorder characterized by the pattern and consequences of alcohol use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress both to physical or mental health of the user or others around the user.\Alcohol dependence\Alcoholism
• \Disease\Disorder caused by psychoactive substance\Disorder characterised by the pattern and consequences of psychoactive substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress both to physical or mental health of the user or others around the user.\Disorder characterized by the pattern and consequences of alcohol use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress both to physical or mental health of the user or others around the user.\Alcohol dependence\Alcoholism
• \Disease\Disorder caused by psychoactive substance\Disorder characterised by the pattern and consequences of psychoactive substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress both to physical or mental health of the user or others around the user.\Psychoactive substance dependence\Alcohol dependence\Alcoholism
• \Disease\Mental disorder\A range of disorders stemming from the single or repeated use of predominantly psychoactive substances, including certain medications. Initially, these substances provide pleasurable effects, encouraging further use. Over time, however, this can lead to dependence and severe mental and physical health issues. These disorders also cover harmful non-medical use of non-psychoactive substances. They result in significant impairment, exhibiting cognitive, behavioural, and physiological symptoms, and persist despite adverse consequences, underscoring their complex and damaging impact.\The inability to regulate the use of a specified substance due to repeated or continuous use. Key features include a strong internal drive to use the substance, impaired control over use, prioritizing use over other activities, and continued use despite harm or negative consequences. This often comes with urges or cravings. Physiological dependence may also occur, marked by tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, or use of the substance to prevent withdrawal. These features typically appear over 12 months but can be diagnosed if use is continuous for at least 3 months.\Psychoactive substance dependence\Alcohol dependence\Alcoholism
• \Disease\Mental disorder\A range of disorders stemming from the single or repeated use of predominantly psychoactive substances, including certain medications. Initially, these substances provide pleasurable effects, encouraging further use. Over time, however, this can lead to dependence and severe mental and physical health issues. These disorders also cover harmful non-medical use of non-psychoactive substances. They result in significant impairment, exhibiting cognitive, behavioural, and physiological symptoms, and persist despite adverse consequences, underscoring their complex and damaging impact.\Disorder characterised by the pattern and consequences of psychoactive substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress both to physical or mental health of the user or others around the user.\Disorder characterized by the pattern and consequences of alcohol use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress both to physical or mental health of the user or others around the user.\Alcohol dependence\Alcoholism
• \Disease\Mental disorder\A range of disorders stemming from the single or repeated use of predominantly psychoactive substances, including certain medications. Initially, these substances provide pleasurable effects, encouraging further use. Over time, however, this can lead to dependence and severe mental and physical health issues. These disorders also cover harmful non-medical use of non-psychoactive substances. They result in significant impairment, exhibiting cognitive, behavioural, and physiological symptoms, and persist despite adverse consequences, underscoring their complex and damaging impact.\Disorder characterised by the pattern and consequences of psychoactive substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress both to physical or mental health of the user or others around the user.\Psychoactive substance dependence\Alcohol dependence\Alcoholism

Status: current, Not sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jan 2002. Module: SNOMED CT core

Descriptions:

Id	Description	Lang	Type	Status	Case?	Module
12878014	Alcoholism	en	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT core
502016018	Dipsomania	en	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT core
502017010	Alcohol problem drinking	en	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT core
812229019	Alcoholism (disorder)	en	Fully specified name	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT core
1833021000195113	alcolismo	it	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case sensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT Switzerland NRC maintained Module
261291000172114	alcoolisme	fr	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT Switzerland NRC maintained Module
50011301000188116	éthylisme	fr	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT Switzerland NRC maintained Module
413371000274110	Alkoholismus	de	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case sensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT Switzerland NRC maintained Module
449531000274110	Alkoholkrankheit	de	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case sensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT Switzerland NRC maintained Module
458861000274113	Dipsomanie	de	Synonym (core metadata concept)	Active	Entire term case sensitive (core metadata concept)	SNOMED CT Switzerland NRC maintained Module

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