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  • Chapter 8 - Alcohol Misuse

  • Edited by Rachel Thomasson, Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences, Elspeth Guthrie, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, Allan House, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences
  • Book:
    Seminars in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
    Published online:
    04 January 2024
    Print publication:
    18 January 2024, pp 117-133

  • Summary

    Complications of alcohol misuse are frequently encountered in the general hospital setting, as well as primary care and outpatient clinics. It is an essential part of the skillset of a consultation-liaison (CL) psychiatrist to be able to competently assess the scale of the problem, to offer advice and guidance on acute issues which may arise during intoxication and withdrawal and to orchestrate appropriate support and follow-up if a patient is willing to engage. This chapter aims to equip the reader with relevant epidemiology, some clinically useful biology and mathematics and a scaffold for building on previously acquired basics in terms of assessment and management of alcohol-related problems in the general hospital setting.