British Journal of Addiction to Alcohol & Other Drugs Template

Tim Stockwell, Ray Hodgson, Griffith Edwards et al. · 1 Mar 1979

Colin Brewer, L. V. Perrett · 1 Nov 1971

SUMMARY Thirty‐three male “alcoholics” and other heavy drinkers were examined by air‐encephalography, psychometry and the EEG to determine the incidence of brain‐damage. Seventy per cent had radiologically significant atrophy and in 65 per cent of these, psychometry supported a diagnosis of brain‐damage, although this was clinically apparent hi only one case. Cortical atrophy seemed more…

Mark P. Keller · 1 Sep 1972

Summary This paper tries to define and clarify the issue of loss of control as part of the nature of alcoholism. It defines what it really is, when and how it operates most significantly and also clarifies its relationship to alcoholism. As a necessary preface there is a clarification of the concept alcoholism itself. The…

Jim Orford · 1 Mar 1978

Summary It is argued that a theory of dependence must take into account forms of excessive appetitive behaviour which do not have psychoactive drugs as their object. Excessive heterosexuality is an important but neglected example. Some of the clinical and autobiographical literature on the topic. is reviewed, particularly the extended autobiography My Secret Life. Hypersexuality…

William M. Saunders, P. W. Kershaw · 1 Sep 1979

Summary A community survey study of the prevalence of alcohol related problems on Clydeside revealed that a number of respondents had experienced alcohol problems in the past, but were symptom‐free at the time of interview. These respondents (N = 162) were re‐interviewed to assess the extent of their previous problems and also to determine what…