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Neuropsychological and Computerized Tomographic Evaluations of Young Alcoholics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Kirsten Lee
Affiliation:
University Department of Pediatrics G, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Per Bech
Affiliation:
Psychochemistry Institute, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
Egill Jensen
Affiliation:
Outpatient Clinic for the Treatment of Alcoholics, Forchhammersvej, 1920 Copenhagen, Denmark

Summary

The purpose of the study was to evaluate whether the mood of an alcoholic contributed to the impairment on intellectual tests. The Marke-Nyman Temperament Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory were administered to 37 male alcoholics. It was found that there were no significant differences in personality or mood between intellectually impaired and intellectually intact subjects.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1982 

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