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Intellectual impairment in alcoholics: persistent issues

Parsons, Oscar A·1987·Acta Medica Scandinavica
DOI 10.1111/j.0954-6820.1987.tb13040.x
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Intellectual impairment in sober intermediate stage alcoholics has been well established. However, a number of persistent issues remain to be explored. Three of the most important concern 1) variability in cognitive-perceptual functioning in samples of alcoholics, 2) differential vulnerability of cognitive-perceptual functions to alcohol abuse and 3) the relationship of cognitive-perceptual impairment to treatment behaviour and benefit. Consideration of these issues resulted in the following conclusions. There is a substantial minority of alcoholics who do not manifest impairment on any given cognitive test. Variability of findings with different samples of alcoholics may be, in part, a function of family history of alcoholism and/or severity of alcoholism. Verbal and rote learning functions are less sensitive to alcohol abuse than non-verbal, or complex verbal, abstracting/problem-solving skills. Alcoholics' impersonal and interpersonal problem-solving abilities are both impaired but appear to be uncorrelated. Impairment in cognitive-perceptual functioning in alcoholics does predict therapists' ratings of treatment behaviour and benefit.

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  • Chronic alcoholism is associated with impaired judgment, blunted affect, poor insight, social withdrawal, reduced motivation, distractibility, and attentional and impulse control deficits.

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Authors
Parsons, O. A.
Affiliations
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (US)
Corresponding author
Parsons, Oscar A
Venue
Acta Medica Scandinavica
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1987-01-12
Volume
221
Issue
S717
Pages
33-46
ISSN
0001-6101 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1111/j.0954-6820.1987.tb13040.x
OpenAlex
W1983441520
Cited by
42
References
32
Citations by year
2023: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 4
FWCI
1.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 8138 d)
Locations
  • Acta Medica Scandinavica (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (AA 01464, AA06135)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Historical and Modern Theater Studies
Keywords
alcoholism, intellectual disability, alcohol abuse, verbal learning, rote learning, problem-solving skills, social problem solving, family history of alcoholism, alcoholism severity, treatment outcomes
MeSH terms
Alcoholism, Cognition, Female, Humans, Intelligence, Learning, Male, Middle Aged, Perception, Problem Solving, Psychological Tests

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