The effect of intellectual deterioration on retention deficits in amnesic alcoholics

The performance of matched groups of alcoholic Korsakoff's syndrome patients, amnesic alcoholics with intellectual deterioration, and nonamnesic alcoholic control patients was assessed on 3 experimental memory tests. Results suggest that the contribution of concurrent intellectual deterioration...

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Published in:	Journal of abnormal psychology (1965) Vol. 97; no. Nov 88; pp. 448 - 454
Main Authors:	Longmore, B E, Knight, R G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	01-11-1988
Subjects:	Alcoholics Amnesia Dementia Factors Retention deficits
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Summary:	The performance of matched groups of alcoholic Korsakoff's syndrome patients, amnesic alcoholics with intellectual deterioration, and nonamnesic alcoholic control patients was assessed on 3 experimental memory tests. Results suggest that the contribution of concurrent intellectual deterioration to the poor performance of alcoholic Korsakoff's syndrome patients on verbal retention tasks may not be as great as has been assumed. (Abstract amended)
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ISSN:	0021-843X