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Alcohol Related Disorders

Alcohol Related Disorders

Alcohol  are hydroxy derivatives of aliphatic hydrocarbons.
Manufacture:
C6H12 O6 (sugar) —-zymase—-> 2 CO2+ 2C 2 H 5 OH
Metabolism of Alcohol:

Alcohol is metabolized in liver by alcohol dehydrogenase
90% – processed in liver
10% – excreted (eliminated unchanged from kidneys and lungs)
Absorption mostly from small intestine and only 10% from stomach.
Peak effect in 30 to 90 min (30 to 60 min in empty stomach)
Depends  upon:

time …

DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER

DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER

DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER

Dissociative disorder:- (conversion disorder)
is a partial or complete loss of the normal integration between memories of the past, awareness of identity and immediate sensations, and control of bodily movements.
Previously known as conversion hysteria.
EPIDEMIOLOGY:-
According to DSM-IV-TR ( 11 to 500 cases per 100,000 population)
Women :men (adult ) 2-10:1 and among children there is higher predominance in girls.
Most common …

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