title: Prognostic significance and reversibility of cerebral dysfunction in alcoholics.
abstract: A follow-up study of 53 men alcoholics revealed that alcoholics with a poor prognosis were more psychometrically impaired than alcoholics with a good prognosis. Improvement in drinking behavior was related to better spatial problem solving, but not to ratings of rigidity and adaptability.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010556:Personality Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011594:Psychometrics; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012647:Self-Assessment