Subjective Effects of Acute Withdrawal of Alcohol as Measured by the Addiction Research Center Inventory (Arci)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19310641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles A Haertzen (From the National Institute of Mental Health, Addiction Research Center, Lexington, Ky.), Gerald Fuller, Gerald G Fuller (0000-0002-2924-053X) |
| Year | 1967 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 454-467 |
| Publication date | 1967-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-5649 • E-ISSN: 1946-7214 |
| Publisher | Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15288/qjsa.1967.28.454 |
| OpenAlex | W4300069254 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Four groups of male alcoholics (N = 163), who were withdrawn from alcohol at the Willmar State Hospital, were given the Addiction Research Center Inventory (arci) with supplemental questions, on Day 2, Week 1, Week 2 and Week 3 after admission, to test for the acute effects of withdrawal of alcohol. Some subjects tested on Day 2 were retested on Weeks 1, 2 or 3, resulting in 50 tests for each period. Most subjects tested on Day 2 had received chlorpromazine and chloral hydrate, and the examiner had to read the questions and mark the responses for some of them. Comparisons were made between the 4 groups on 26 arci scales. Subjects tested on Day 2 were reliably and highly differentiated (by analysis of variance) from those tested on Weeks 1, 2 and 3, but the differences among the weeks were negligible except in a subsample of subjects who experienced visual hallucinations during or after their last alcoholic spree. Alcohol withdrawal was similar in some respects to the acute effects of psychologically active drugs such as alcohol, pentobarbital, pyrahexyl, chlorpromazine, lysergide, morphine and amphetamine as determined in opiate addicts. Part of the similarity is attributed to greater reactivity arising from changing internal stimuli. Alcohol withdrawal and the acute effects of the first five drugs are associated with a decrease of efficiency (tiredness, sluggishness, poor motivation, poor cognition); withdrawal is most opposite the effects of amphetamine in these respects. Anxiety and tension are common complaints under lysergide and withdrawal. Hostility, confusion, impatience, inadequacy, impulsivity and neurotic sensitivity also increase somewhat during withdrawal
Addiction · Alcohol · Anesthesia · Center (category theory) · Medical emergency · Psychiatry · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects · Chemistry · Medicine · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.02 |
| Citation span | 1969 - 1969 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |