{"title":"Alcoholism: an overview of social and demographic issues.","authors":"D J Pittman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75769,"journal":{"name":"Currents in alcoholism","volume":"7 ","pages":"341-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11756382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Galanter, T B Karasu, R Plutchik, H R Conte, L Cohn
{"title":"Thought disorder in alcoholics.","authors":"M Galanter, T B Karasu, R Plutchik, H R Conte, L Cohn","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research on cognitive impairment in chronic alcoholics has generally focused on pathology associated with organic brain damage. On the other hand, deficits more typical of the functional psychoses have been less explored, due to the absence of appropriate tests. By using the Thought Disorder Rating Scale (TDRS) recently developed at our Center, however, we have tested chronic alcoholics for the presence of classical symptoms of thought disorder. This test is based on the assessment of the patient's verbal behavior by an experienced clinician. Twenty subjects free of psychosis, severe withdrawal symptoms, and medical illness were, after detoxification, administered a test battery which included the TDRS, the Bender-Gestalt Test, and the Zung Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS). Five scored pathologically for thought disorder and of them four had abnormal Benders; whereas only two of 15 of those without thought disorder had abnormal Benders (t = 2.84, p < .01). Although SDS scores for both groups were in the depressed range, there was no significant difference between SDS means for the two groups. TDRS scores for these alcoholics are compared with those for other diagnosed groups, and implications for future investigation are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":75769,"journal":{"name":"Currents in alcoholism","volume":"7 ","pages":"245-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11757704","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A comparison of substance abuse profiles among problem drinkers, problem smokers, and overeaters.","authors":"D Chalmers, S Marcus, B Aaronson, D Engstrom","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Substance abuse profiles were compared among alcoholics, problem smokers, and overeaters. Fifteen scales were investigated under the rubrics of Motivation, Style (Craving, Loss of Control, and Drug Use) and Effects (Beneficial and Harmful). While all three samples were similar on the Motivation scales, Smokers differed substantially from Alcoholics and Overeaters on the Style scales and in terms of Emotional effects. Smoker were more similar to Alcoholics on perceived beneficial effects, and Alcoholics reported more severe harmful effects. Implications of the results for substance dependency theories and for treatment models were discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":75769,"journal":{"name":"Currents in alcoholism","volume":"7 ","pages":"391-400"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11510368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An introduction to investigations of metabolic effects of alcohol and alcoholism.","authors":"D H Van Thiel","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75769,"journal":{"name":"Currents in alcoholism","volume":"7 ","pages":"51-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11605726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Currents in alcoholism: toward a system for prediction of posttreatment abstinence and adaptation.","authors":"M L Kammeier, J J Conley","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75769,"journal":{"name":"Currents in alcoholism","volume":"6 ","pages":"111-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11723037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychosocial characteristics of women with alcoholic fathers.","authors":"J L Barnes, C S Benson, S C Wilsnack","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75769,"journal":{"name":"Currents in alcoholism","volume":"6 ","pages":"209-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11725097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G R Jacobson, D H Niles, D P Moberg, E Mandehr, L N Dusso
{"title":"Identifying alcoholic and problem-drinking drivers: Wisconsin's field test of a modified NCA criteria for the diagnosis of alcoholism.","authors":"G R Jacobson, D H Niles, D P Moberg, E Mandehr, L N Dusso","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75769,"journal":{"name":"Currents in alcoholism","volume":"6 ","pages":"273-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11725105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Religious conversion: an experimental model for affecting alcoholic denial.","authors":"M Galanter","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75769,"journal":{"name":"Currents in alcoholism","volume":"6 ","pages":"69-78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11725114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E Gottheil, C C Thornton, T E Skoloda, A I Alterman
{"title":"Follow-up study of alcoholics at 6, 12 and 24 months.","authors":"E Gottheil, C C Thornton, T E Skoloda, A I Alterman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75769,"journal":{"name":"Currents in alcoholism","volume":"6 ","pages":"91-109"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1979-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"11725119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}