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Neuropsychological functioning in substance-dependent patients
(Le fonctionnement neuropsychologique chez les patients dépendants)
Auteur(s) :
PARAHERAKIS A. ;
CHARNEY, D. A. ;
GILL, K.
Année
2001
Page(s) :
257-271
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Discipline :
PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
NEUROPSYCHOLOGIE
;
DEPENDANCE
;
COHORTE
;
TRAITEMENT
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
Thésaurus géographique
CANADA
Note générale :
Substance Use and Misuse, 2001, 36, (3), 257-271
Résumé :
The present study examined neurocognitive functioning in groups of individuals addicted to various psychoactive substances. One hundred ten patients admitted to treatment for substance misuse were assessed using a semistructured clinical interview, the Beck Depression Inventory, the Symptom CheckList-90, the Trail Making A and B tests, and the Shipley Institute of Living Scale. Results revealed that at intake, alcohol- and benzodiazepine-addicted clients exhibited higher levels of cognitive impairment and psychological distress than patients dependent on other drugs. Regression analysis showed that the Shipley vocabulary raw score was a significant predictor of length of stay in treatment.
Affiliation :
Addictions Unit, Montreal General Hosp. Psychiat. Dept, McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada