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  • Glossary item | Last updated: 31 Aug 2021

Alcohol Use Disorders

Term used to denote mental, physical, and behavioural conditions of clinical relevance and associated with the use of alcohol. The full ICD-I0 term is ''mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use", covered by codes FI0.0-9. The disorders include acute intoxication, harmful use, dependence syndrome, withdrawal syndrome, (with and without delirium), psychotic disorders, and amnesic syndrome.