Lara is taken by her friends to the mental health crisis unit. She suffer from chronic alcoholism but has had no other previous history of mental problems. She says that she is frightened because she believes that bugs are crawling on her skin. The emergency room psychiatrist would be correct to hypothesize that Lara was manifesting ______.

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Lara's history of chronic alcoholism suggests that she may be experiencing delirium tremens, which is a severe form of alcohol withdrawal that can cause hallucinations and delusions, such as the belief that bugs are crawling on her skin. Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and pseudo-epileptic seizures may also be associated with psychotic symptoms, but given Lara's history of alcoholism, delirium tremens is the most likely diagnosis.

Lara Is Taken by Her Friends to the Mental Health