MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Alcoholism
Tree Number(s): C25.775.100.250; F03.900.100.350
Unique ID: D000437
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000437
Annotation: human and animal; note entry term ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION, CHRONIC: do not coordinate with CHRONIC DISEASE; available also are BINGE DRINKING, DRUNKENNESS see ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION and ALCOHOLICS; acute alcoholic intoxication = ETHANOL /‌pois; consider also ALCOHOL-INDUCED DISORDERS and specifics; index other complications of alcoholism under ALCOHOLISM /‌compl + disease /‌etiol not /‌chem ind; abstinence from alcohol in alcoholism: coordinate with TEMPERANCE
Scope Note: A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic. (Morse & Flavin for the Joint Commission of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the American Society of Addiction Medicine to Study the Definition and Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alcoholism: in JAMA 1992;268:1012-4)
Entry Term(s): Alcohol Abuse; Alcohol Addiction; Alcohol Dependence; Alcohol Use Disorder; Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic; Ethanol Abuse
NLM Classification #: WM 274
See Also: Alcohol Deterrents; Alcoholics Anonymous; Psychoses, Alcoholic; Temperance
Entry Combination: congenital:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/05/12

Entry Combination: congenital:Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

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immunology (IM)

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pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Chemically-Induced Disorders [C25]
- Substance-Related Disorders [C25.775]
  - Alcohol-Related Disorders [C25.775.100]

Mental Disorders [F03]
- Substance-Related Disorders [F03.900]
  - Alcohol-Related Disorders [F03.900.100]

Alcoholism Preferred

Concept UI: M0000661
Scope Note: A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic. (Morse & Flavin for the Joint Commission of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the American Society of Addiction Medicine to Study the Definition and Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alcoholism: in JAMA 1992;268:1012-4)
Terms: Alcoholism Preferred Term
Term UI T001310
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic
Term UI T001311
Date07/10/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Alcohol Dependence
Term UI T811407
Date11/15/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID OMIM (2013); Alcohol Addiction
Term UI T832828
Date11/06/2012
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014)

Alcohol Abuse Related

Alcohol Use Disorder Related

Alcoholism MeSH Descriptor Data 2024