Can light or moderate drinking benefit mental health?

European Addiction Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 74-81

  Chick, Jonathan ^a  

^a ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Benefits of light drinking; Cognitive impairment; Elderly; Mental health; Social adjustment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; ETHICS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH; OBSERVATION; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 0033035559     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018969     Document Type: Article

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