title: Screening cognitive impairment in alcohol abusers.
abstract: 1. Studies have reported various neuropsychological abnormalities in people with excessive drinking patterns and associated problems with the assessment and treatment of this group. 2. The aim of this study was to assess the potential of a screening instrument to help detect the presence of cognitive impairment in excessive alcohol users undergoing detoxification. 3. The Memory Screening Test has potential as a screening instrument to assess clients' cognitive ability to benefit from psychoeducational material.
authors.affiliation: Calvary Hospital Psychiatric Unit, University of Canberra, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McGown
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D014706:Verbal Learning / Q000502:physiology