A study of sex differences in cognitive impairment in alcoholics using traditional and computer-based tests.
Female alcoholics were found to report a similar pattern of cognitive impairment to male alcoholics immediately prior to discharge from an inpatient unit. Yet females reported a shorter history of heavy drinking and lower habitual levels of consumption. Clinical implications are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008838:Microcomputers; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012737:Sex Factors