STABILITY OF FIELD DEPENDENCE IN CHRONIC ALCOHOLIC PATIENTS.

62 ALCOHOLIC PATIENTS WERE ADMINISTERED THE WITKIN ROD AND FRAME TEST BEFORE AND AFTER 8-10 WK. OF PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER FIELD-INDEPENDENT PERFORMANCE FOLLOWING TREATMENT. THESE RESULTS TEND TO CAST DOUBT ON THE HYPOTHESIS THAT PERFORMANCE ON THE ROD AND FRAME TEST IS STABLE AND UNAFFECTED BY CHANGES IN BODY STATE. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)