Sarah N Clerjuste, Claire Guang, Dana Miller-Cotto, Nicole M McNeil
Unpacking the challenges and predictors of elementary-middle school students' use of the distributive property
Journal of experimental child psychology
authors goal study potential effect cognitive function interaction hiv infection history alcohol abuse subjects 30 hivnegative 50 hivpositive men without past history alcohol abuse thirtythree men 12 hiv negative 21 hiv positive past history alcohol abuse 47 18 hiv negative 29 hiv positive never abused alcohol subjects history alcohol use obtained using syndromal approach based structured clinical interview dsmiiir quantitative approach subject given battery neuropsychological tests assessing verbal reasoning reaction time intelligence memory dexterity subjects compared summary neuropsychological impairment rating significant differences cd4 level age education depression anxiety drug abuse history hivpositive hivnegative groups without history alcohol abuse significant effects cognitive function found past alcohol abuse hiv infection significant interactions verbal reasoning auditory processing reaction time demonstrates hiv infection history alcohol abuse independent effects aspects higher cognitive function may synergistic effects cognitive domains hivnegative subjects differences cognitive function subjects without history alcohol abuse among hivpositive subjects history alcohol abuse performed poorly tests verbal iq verbal reasoning reaction time additive interactive effects previous alcohol abuse hiv infection cognition individuals history past alcohol abuse may greater risk cognitive dysfunction context hiv infection