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Alcoholic Hallucinosis. An organic hallucinosis in which vivid and persistent hallucinations develop shortly after cessation of or reduction in alcohol ingestion by a person who apparently has alcohol dependence.

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Schiffer, R.B., Klein, R.F., Sider, R.C. (1988). Nonparanoid Psychosis. In: The Medical Evaluation of Psychiatric Patients. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0783-7_10

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