Neuropsychologic findings in cocaine-dependent outpatients.
1. Nineteen recently abstinent cocaine-dependent males were compared to 16 control subjects on a battery of neuropsychological tests. 2. The performance of cocaine-dependent subjects was inferior to the control group on tasks assessing higher level verbal skills, and on a task requiring logical sequencing of complex visual stimuli. 3. Cocaine users also performed poorly on a delayed visual memory task and on a verbal generation task, but performed better than the control group on a task assessing simple visual-motor speed. 4. Possible reasons for these findings are discussed, as are the treatment implications of these findings.
Gillen
R W
RW
Psychology Department, Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital, Schenectady, NY, USA.
Kranzler
H R
HR
Bauer
L O
LO
Burleson
J A
JA
Samarel
D
D
Morrison
D J
DJ
D000328:Adult; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001007:Anxiety; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019970:Cocaine-Related Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000150:complications; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012008:Recurrence; D012016:Reference Values
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D002220:Carbamazepine