title: Field dependence in patients with exclusive abuse of hypnotics or sedatives.
abstract: A group of 47 patients exclusively abusing sedatives-hypnotics (not alcohol or hard drugs) has been studied with regard to field dependence as assessed by a rod-and-frame test. In comparison to a pairwise matched control group from the general population these sedative-hypnotic abusers were not more field dependent, even though they in a previous study were shown to have a higher incidence of intellectual impairment.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005364:Field Dependence-Independence; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives