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Alcohol and the Brain : Chronic Effects by Ralph E. Tarter and David H. Van Thiel, with the assistance of Kathleen Lou Edwards is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Alcohol and the Brain : Chronic Effects about?

Chronic and excessive alcohol consumption disrupts a number of biologic sys tems. Central nervous system pathology, associated with long-standing alcohol ingestion, has particularly deleterious consequences to the individual. Compro mising brain functional integrity ultimately militates against psychosocial ad justment, and this process is inevitably reflected as a substantial economic loss to society in the form of costs for providing medical and social services, as well as disability and absenteeism from work. This book marshals the literature pertinent to the effects of chronic alcohol abuse on brain structure and functioning. The material is divided into two parts: basic research and clinical issues. In the first section, the manifest neurologic consequences are described across the different levels of biologic organization, these being brain morphology, neurochemistry, neurophysiology, and neuro psychology. In recognition of the multifactorial etiology of alcohol-related brain pathology, the influence and role of hepatic, endocrine, and nutritional factors are also examined. The second section addresses clinical syndromes and dis orders. It will be noted that evidence accrued

Author

Ralph E. Tarter and David H. Van Thiel, with the assistance of Kathleen Lou Edwards

Publisher

Plenum Med. Book Co

Published

1985

Language

EN

ISBN

9780306419980

Subjects

Medical, Science, Psychology