title: Repeated automated assessment of abstinent male alcoholics: essential fatty acid supplementation and age effects.
abstract: A double-blind trial carried out with alcohol-dependent males randomly allocated to n-6 essential fatty acid (EFA) supplementation or placebo capsules over a 6-month period incorporated a battery of automated neuropsychological tests. Results from problem-solving and perceptual motor speed tests are used. The effect that EFA supplementation had on recovery over 6 months of abstinence is shown, as well as the tests in which younger (aged 20-39) alcohol-dependent males differ from the older (aged 40-59) subjects.
authors.affiliation: Highland Psychiatric Research Group, Craig Dunain Hospital, Inverness, Scotland.
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: MacDonell
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Glen
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Glen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*
chemical_list: D005228:Fatty Acids, Essential