Delirium tremens is caused by?
ANSWER: (B) Alcohol withdrawalREF: Kaplan & Sadocks Synopsis of Psychiatry 9th edition page 396-413ALCOHOL INDUCED CONDITIONSAlcohol withdrawal syndromeChronic use syndromes* Hangover (most common)* Alcoholic Hallucinosis* Alcoholic seizures (Rum fits)* Delirium Tremens* Wernicke's Encephalopathy* Korsakoff's Psychosis* Marchiafava Bignami disease
Chronic alcoholism
Alcohol withdrawal
Cocaine abuse
Cocaine withdrawal
Alcohol-Related Disorders