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Neuropsychological Impairment in Chronic Cocaine Abusers
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | O'malley, Stephanie Adamse, Michael Heaton, Robert K. Gawin, Frank H. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | Twenty chronic cocaine abusers were compared with age and education matched controls using standardized neuropsychological assessment procedures to determine whether the cocaine abusers were impaired. Fifty percent of the cocaine abusers in contrast to 15% of the controls scored in the impaired range on the summary index of the Neuropsychological Screening Exam. The cocaine abusers also performed more poorly on the Halstead Category Test, the Symbol Digit Modalities Test, the WAIS-R Arithmetic Test, and a test of verbal memory (forgetting). In the cocaine abuser sample, neuropsychological performance was related to the amount and recency of cocaine use, suggesting a direct role of cocaine on cognitive functioning. |
| Related Links | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/00952999208992826 |
| Ending Page | 144 |
| Page Count | 14 |
| Starting Page | 131 |
| ISSN | 00952990 |
| e-ISSN | 10979891 |
| DOI | 10.3109/00952999208992826 |
| Journal | The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 18 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 1992-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Anesthesiology Neuropsychological Impairment Impairment in Chronic Chronic Cocaine Abusers |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Clinical Psychology Psychiatry and Mental Health |
