Stability of psychological test results in newly admitted alcoholics.
Previous research has demonstrated that psychological test results of newly admitted alcoholics are not stable due to lingering alcohol toxicity. The present study (N = 40) demonstrated that a 10-day delay in testing is sufficient to obtain stable results on some psychological tests.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011604:Psychoses, Alcoholic / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology