Executive dysfunction in Korsakoff's syndrome: Time to revise the DSM criteria for alcohol-induced persisting amnestic disorder?

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 78-81

  Van Oort, Roos ^a,d   Kessels, Roy P C ^b,c  

^a Symfora Group   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Symforagroep Juliana Oord ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnostic criteria; DSM; Executive function; Kor sakoff's syndrome; Organic amnesia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KORSAKOFF PSYCHOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 60749088278     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651500802308290     Document Type: Article

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