THE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF BRAIN DAMAGE FROM ALCOHOLISM

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Back to table of contents Previous article Next article ArticleNo AccessTHE NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF BRAIN DAMAGE FROM ALCOHOLISMFREDERICK LEMEREFREDERICK LEMERESearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:1 Apr 2006https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.113.4.361AboutSectionsView articleAbstractPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View articleAbstract1. Prolonged heavy drinking can produce permanent brain damage.2. This brain damage is responsible, in many cases, for the permanent loss of control over alcohol that is pathognomonic of alcoholism. Access content To read the fulltext, please use one of the options below to sign in or purchase access. Personal login Institutional Login Sign in via OpenAthens Purchase Save for later Item saved, go to cart PPV Articles - American Journal of Psychiatry $35.00 Add to cart PPV Articles - American Journal of Psychiatry Checkout Please login/register if you wish to pair your device and check access availability. Not a subscriber? Subscribe Now / Learn More PsychiatryOnline subscription options offer access to the DSM-5 library, books, journals, CME, and patient resources. This all-in-one virtual library provides psychiatrists and mental health professionals with key resources for diagnosis, treatment, research, and professional development. Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing [email protected] or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.). FiguresReferencesCited byDetailsCited By, Vol. 20084133Substance Abuse, Vol. 24, No. 3Reply to Lilienfeld: Why Alcoholism is a Disease6 September 2011 | Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Vol. 30, No. 1Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, Vol. 26, No. 1Integrative Physiological and Behavioral Science, Vol. 26, No. 3The Management of Opiate Abuse: Learning from other Addictions1 October 1988 | Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 18, No. 4Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, Vol. 8, No. 3Short-Term Spatial Memory Deficits in Men Arrested for Driving While IntoxicatedEric W. Fine, M.D., Robert A. Steer, ED.D.24 April 2020 | American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 136, No. 4BPsychological Medicine, Vol. 7, No. 1, Vol. 16Familial Patterns in Chronic Alcoholism: A Study of a Father and Son During Experimental IntoxicationSHELDON WEINER, JOHN S. TAMERIN, PETER STEINGLASS, and JACK H. MENDELSON1 April 2006 | American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 127, No. 12Behavioral Tolerance to Alcohol in Moderate DrinkersDONALD W. GOODWIN, BARBARA POWELL, and JOHN STERN1 April 2006 | American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 127, No. 12Addiction, Vol. 66, No. 3TIIVISTELMAActa Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Vol. 41Journal of Mental Science, Vol. 104, No. 434 Volume 113Issue 4 October 1956Pages 361-362 Metrics PDF download History Published online 1 April 2006 Published in print 1 October 1956