Objective: To investigate the characteristic feature of the cognitive function in alcohol-dependent patients with aggressive behaviors.Methods: The alcohol-dependent patients with aggressive behaviors (AD-ABs, n =60) or without aggressive behaviors (AD-NABs, n =60) and age/education-matched healthy control subjects (HCs, n =60) are assessed with a battery of neuropsychological evaluation instruments in Changsha, China.The tools included Wechsler Memory scale-Revised test (WMS), Stroop test (C, CW) and Wisconsin card sorting test (WCST-M).Re...