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Abstract
This study assessed the effectiveness of a memory rehabilitation program for fifty-nine alcoholics, using a pretest/posttest control group design. The Dooks Memory Test evaluated the different facets of memory, and the Trailmaking Test A and B measured attention and concentration. An analysis of covariance yielded a significant main effect for the Memory Retraining Program (p<0.001). The covariate for the composite memory scores was also significant (p<0.025). There was also a significant effect of Age (p<0.025) and of IQ p<0.002. There were no interaction effects between age and treatment, or IQ and treatment, and no other independent variables (education, duration, days since last drink, depression) were significant. The results point to the potential effectiveness of a memory retraining program for a variety of educational levels, age groups and IQ scores