?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+Comparison+of+Alcohol+Abusers+who+have+and+have+not+Experienced+Blackouts&rft.creator=O'Mahony%2C+Dr+John+F&rft.subject=Clinical+Psychology&rft.description=This+study+examined+the+proposition+that+the+experience+of+alcoholic+blackouts+is+related+to+other+indices+of+cerebral+involvement+in+the+alcoholic+process.+In+particular+it+was+suggested+that+those+who+experience+alcoholic+blackouts+would+also+show+signs+of+the+effects+of+alcoholic+damage+in+the+form+of+lower+scores+on+cognitive+functions+vulnerable+to+the+effects+of+long-term+alcohol+abuse.+While+some+evidence+was+found+linking+the+experience+of+blackout+to+severity+of+the+alcohol+problem+no+relationship+was+found+between+cognitive+functioning+and+the+experience+of+blackout.+The+possibility+that+different+mechanisms+may+underlie+the+various+cognitive+sequelae+of+alcohol+abuse+is+raised.&rft.publisher=Karger&rft.contributor=Krausz%2C+Dr+M&rft.date=2004&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4388%2F1%2FA_Comparison_of_Alcohol_Abusers_who_have_and_have_not__Experienced__Blackouts.pdf&rft.identifier=++O'Mahony%2C+Dr+John+F++(2004)+A+Comparison+of+Alcohol+Abusers+who+have+and+have+not+Experienced+Blackouts.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4388%2F<script src='//archive-bar.soton.ac.uk/archive-bar.js'></script>