Alcoholic Paranoid

Develops against the background of withdrawal symptoms or in a state of prolonged drinking. There is a delusion of persecution, which consists in a delusional (not appropriate reality) assessment of the behavior of others. Separate phrases, gestures, facial expressions are given special importance, as clear hints of a threat to their lives, violence against them. Patients are anxious, confused, see the pursuers in almost every counter. The behavior of patients determines the content of delusional ideas and has an impulsive character, i.e. Can be expressed by sudden unpredictable actions (attack on imaginary enemies, flight, jumping from the transport, out of the window, suicide attempts).
Duration of psychosis - from several days to several weeks. As a rule, there are no signs of confusion of consciousness.