Effects of long-term abstinence on psychological functioning: A prospective longitudinal analysis comparing alcohol-dependent patients and healthy volunteers

Alcohol

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 415-421

  Voltaire Carlsson, A ^a   Hiltunen, Arto J ^b   Koechling, U M ^b   Borg, S ^b  

^a Sabbatsberg Hospital   (Sweden)

^b ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Biological markers; Craving; Human; Protracted withdrawal; Psychological functioning; Relapse

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0030249389     PISSN: 07418329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0741-8329(96)81678-8     Document Type: Article

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