Open AccessGenetic origins of the association between verbal ability and alcohol dependence symptoms in young adulthood
Author(s) -
Antti Latvala,
Annamari TuulioHenriksson,
Danielle M. Dick,
Eero Vuoksimaa,
Richard J. Viken,
Jaana Suvisaari,
Jaakko Kaprio,
Richard J. Rose
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.857
H-Index - 209
eISSN - 1469-8978
pISSN - 0033-2917
DOI - 10.1017/s0033291710001194
Subject(s) - psychology , concordance , wechsler adult intelligence scale , cognition , developmental psychology , alcohol dependence , population , verbal reasoning , neuropsychology , association (psychology) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , alcohol , demography , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , sociology , psychotherapist
Cognitive deficits in alcohol dependence (AD) have been observed, poorer verbal ability being among the most consistent findings. Genetic factors influence both cognitive ability and AD, but whether these influences overlap is not known.