Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)

Any pattern of alcohol use causing significant physical, mental, or social dysfunction; key features are tolerance, withdrawal, and persistent use despite problems.

Alcohol abuse: mal...

Thorough behavioral history

• Anxiety, depression, insomnia

• Psychological and social dysfunction, marital, or relationship problems

• Social isolation/withdrawal

• Domestic violence

• Alcohol-rela...

For management of acute withdrawal, please see “Alcohol Withdrawal.”

http://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0201/p495.html

Brief interventions and counseling by clinicians have proven ef...

Outpatient detoxification: daily visits (not recommended for patients with heavy alcohol abuse)

Early outpatient rehabilitation: weekly visits

Det...

F10.10 Alcohol abuse, uncomplicated

F10.20 Alcohol dependence, uncomplicated

F10.239 Alcohol dependence with withdrawal, unspecified

F10.288 Alcohol dependence with other alcohol-induced disor...

CAGE questionnaire: >2 “yes” answers is 74–89% sensitive, 79–95% specific for AUD; less sensitive for white women, college students, elderly; not an appropriate tool for less severe...