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Cognitive Dysfunction and Aging among Male Alcoholics and Social Drinkers
Author(s) -
Page Ronald D,
Cleveland Mary F
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
alcoholism: clinical and experimental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1530-0277
pISSN - 0145-6008
DOI - 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1987.tb01328.x
Subject(s) - psychology , clinical psychology , cognition , gerontology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine
The relationship between aging and various drinking styles was examined. Four age groups (25–34, 35–44, 45–54, and 55–65 years) and four drinking styles (nondrinkers, social drinkers, alcoholics, and abstinent alcoholics) were compared. A battery of eight neuropsychological tests was administered to 322 men; 72 nondrinkers, 100 social drinkers, 58 abstinent alcoholics, and 92 alcoholics. Cognitive dysfunction related to aging was found to be a more significant factor than decline with alcohol use. Cognitive dysfunction associated with alcohol use was significant for three Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale subtests; Vocabulary, Digit Symbol and Block Design. Alcohol‐related differences in intellectual functioning tended to diminish with increasing subject age.