Personality impairment in alcoholism. Its relation to regional cerebral blood flow and psychometric performance.
The psychiatric symptoms constituting three main syndromes of personality impairment ("defense," "low vitality" and "emotional deficiency") were homogeneous in alcoholic patients. Only the "low vitality" syndrome was associated with impaired psychometric performance and reduced cerebral blood flow.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000150:complications; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D004644:Emotions / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000187:drug effects; D005222:Mental Fatigue / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000187:drug effects; D010551:Personality / Q000187:drug effects*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000098:blood supply; D014705:Verbal Behavior / Q000187:drug effects