Abstract
Information about the contribution of psychiatric comorbidity to problems in cognitive functioning in alcoholics is quite limited, although recent reviews imply that the additional presence of psychiatric disorders in alcoholics may further impair cognitive ability. We evaluated the effects of psychiatric comorbidity in conjunction with drinking history and demographic characteristics in a sample of 276 hospitalized, detoxified alcoholics. No effects were found for depression, drug abuse/dependence, or antisocial personality characteristics, regardless of the form in which these variables were measured. Aspects of drinking history were also found to have no effect, although age, education, and ethnicity were strong predictors of cognitive impairment. Implications of these findings are discussed.
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