ALCOHOL AND THE BRAIN

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LISHMAN, WA
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10.1192/bjp.156.5.635
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R749 [精神病学];
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100205 ;
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Some of the major effects of alcohol, and alcoholism, on the brain are reviewed, with reappraisal of evidence drawn from brain imaging, neuropathology, clinical psychology, and laboratory experimental work. A hypothesis is developed which may help to account for the wide variability encountered in individual susceptibility to alcoholic brain damage and its varied manifestations. Therapeutic implications are considered.
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页码:635 / 644
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