The effect of alcohol consumption on recency discrimination ability: an early screening test for alcohol-induced cognitive impairment

In this short study the relationship between recency discrimination ability and a measure of alcohol intake was examined using a series of regression analyses. Semi‐partial correlations were extracted in order to evaluate which variables (level of alcohol consumption, age and IQ) best predicted rece...

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Published in:British Journal of Addiction 1990-04, Vol.85 (4), p.531-536
Main Authors: ALDERDICE, FIONA A., DAVIDSON, ROBIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol Amnestic Disorder - diagnosis
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcoholism - complications
Alcoholism - rehabilitation
Biological and medical sciences
Frontal Lobe - drug effects
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Memory - drug effects
Mental Recall - drug effects
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Serial Learning - drug effects
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Summary:In this short study the relationship between recency discrimination ability and a measure of alcohol intake was examined using a series of regression analyses. Semi‐partial correlations were extracted in order to evaluate which variables (level of alcohol consumption, age and IQ) best predicted recency discrimination performance on both verbal and non‐verbal tasks. Results showed that while IQ best predicted performance on the verbal task both IQ and alcohol intake were significant predictors on the non‐verbal task. The results are discussed in relation to current findings and the continuity hypothesis.
ISSN:0952-0481
0965-2140
2056-5178
DOI:10.1111/j.1360-0443.1990.tb01673.x