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Assessment of cognitive functioning using the Mini Mental State Examination in men with alcohol and crack cocaine use disorder [PDF]
Introduction Consumption of substances has been associated with cognitive impairment. The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) is an easy-to-apply screening tool used to assess cognitive functions.
Jaqueline B. Schuch +9 more
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Background To develop a Korsakoff-specific measure of quality of life (QoL), to be rated by professional caregivers, and to field-test its psychometric properties in a sample of patients with Korsakoff’s syndrome (KS) living in a specialized nursing home.
Peter M. ten Klooster +3 more
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Introduction: Alcohol consumption ranks among the top ten risk factors contributing to the global disease burden. Several international organizations recommend the use of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test to screen for at-risk drinkers ...
Diogo Phalempin Cardoso +6 more
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A Review of Alcohol-Related Harms: A Recent Update [PDF]
In the early decades of the 20th century, discussions regarding alcohol were dominantly directed toward itstherapeutic uses, but authorities now state that any level of alcohol consumption poses negative effects onhealth.
Abedin Iranpour, Nouzar Nakhaee
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Pattern and severity of substance use in help-seeking adolescents of North-East Part of India
Background: Adolescence is a transitional phase between childhood and adulthood, in which both physical and psychological aspects are involved in the process of growth and development.
Anju Moni Rabha, Kamala Deka
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Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorders in Bangladesh [PDF]
Background: This review was performed to evaluate the trend of alcohol use, characteristics of consumers, alcohol use disorders and toxic alcohol intoxications in Bangladesh.
Gourab Dewan, Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury
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Fathers' alcohol consumption and risk of substance-related disorders in offspring.
BACKGROUND Few studies have assessed how children are affected by parental alcohol consumption without clinically diagnosed alcohol problems, especially in relation to more long-term and severe consequences. The aim is to investigate how fathers' alcohol
Siri Thor +3 more
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Increased ventral striatal volume in college-aged binge drinkers [PDF]
BACKGROUND Binge drinking is a serious public health issue associated with cognitive, physiological, and anatomical differences from healthy individuals. No studies, however, have reported subcortical grey matter differences in this population.
A Barrós-Loscertales +55 more
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The health and social consequences of an alcohol related admission to critical care: a qualitative study [PDF]
Objective: To examine the impact of critical care on future alcohol-related behaviour. Further, it aimed to explore patterns of recovery for patients with and without alcohol use disorders beyond the hospital environment.
Forrest, Ewan +4 more
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A brief history of research on the genetics of alcohol and other drug use disorders. [PDF]
ObjectiveThis article reviews developments in research on genetic influences on alcohol and other drug use and disorders over the past 7 decades.MethodThe author began with a review of the flow and content of articles published in the three iterations of
Schuckit, Marc A
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