Changes in the episodic memory and executive functions of abstinent and relapsed alcoholics over a 6-month period

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 490-498

  Pitel, Anne Lise ^a   Rivier, Julia ^a   Beaunieux, Hélène ^a   Vabret, François ^a,b   Desgranges, Béatrice ^a,c   Eustache, Francis ^a  

^a CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

^b CHU Clemenceau   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Episodic Memory; Executive Functions; Recovery; Relapse

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60649087953     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00859.x     Document Type: Article

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