Intellectual competence of alcoholics.
J Stud Alcohol, 1975/3;36(3):381-6.
Tarter RE, Buonpane N, Wynant C
PMID: 235680
Abstract
Alcoholic and psychiatric inpatients matched in age and education performed comparably on a battery of cognitive tests. The absence of impairment in the alcoholics is attributed to the relatively short duration of their alcoholism (mean, 7.2 years) and the nature of the tasks involved.
MeSH terms
Adult; Age Factors; Alcoholism; Cognition; Educational Status; Female; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Humans; Intelligence Tests; Male; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Time Factors
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