The relationship between abstinence and recovery of function in male alcoholics
Abstract
Recovery of information-processing skills following prolonged abstinence was studied in middle-aged (mean = 50 years) chronic alcoholics. A battery of neuropsychological tests was administered to 25 long-term abstinent (21.2 months) alcoholics, 25 short-term abstinent (1.6 months) alcoholics, and 25 non-alcoholic control subjects. While there was a tendency for LTA alcoholics to perform better than STA alcoholics on digit-symbol substitution tests, there was no evidence of recovery on short-term memory or paired-associate learning: both groups of alcoholics were equally impaired, compared to control subjects. This suggests that the typical alcoholic manifests subtle neuropsychological deficits despite 1–2 years of sobriety.
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- Authors
- Ryan, C., Butters, N., Didario, B., & Adinolfi, A.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- ORCID
- Ryan, Christopher
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Neuropsychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1980-10
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 125-134
- ISSN
- 0165-0475 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1970895711
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
- 2022: 1 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 2.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Keywords
- alcoholism, abstinence, functional recovery, middle-aged men, information processing skills, Digit Symbol Substitution Test, short-term memory, paired-associate learning, neuropsychological deficits
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