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February 26, 2026Industrial Psychiatry JournalOpen Access

Memory deficits in patients with alcohol dependence syndrome and its course after 24 weeks: Follow-up study at a tertiary care hospital

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LALt Col Aijaz AhmadADArun Kumar DwivediIQIshaq Ahmad Qureshi

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Overview

Follow-up study investigates memory deficits in alcohol dependence and their improvement after abstinence.

Key Points

  • This research aims to examine the nature and extent of memory deficits in patients with alcohol dependence and track changes over 24 weeks.
  • Conducted at a tertiary care psychiatry unit
  • Involved 80 diagnosed cases and 80 healthy controls
  • Utilized the PGI-Memory scale for assessment at baseline, 2 weeks, 6 weeks, and 24 weeks
  • Examined cognitive deficits across multiple domains
  • Patients showed significant dysfunction in all memory domains compared to controls
  • Memory deficits improved significantly at 6 weeks and 24 weeks of abstinence

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Ahmad et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699fe40c95ddcd3a253e8498https://doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_459_24
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