-Objective : cognitive deficits may compromise patients’ utilization of rehabilitative information. There is an increasing attention on the opportunity to integrate a specific support to cognitive functions in alcohol detox programme and the first step to program the clinical intervention is to have a complete overview of cognitive deficits in alcoholics clinical sample. -Methods : 62 patients who refer to alcoholism service were screened at admission time. Cognitive functions were assessed by trained psychologist with a specific neuropsychological battery. The impact of clinical features as age, gender, scholarship and concurrent polyabuse was evaluated for each function. -Results : the 45,7% of our sample shows a generalized decline. Subtests shows impairment’s different degrees (26,1 % verbal memory; 32,6 % working memory; 50,0 % psychomotor speed and coordination; 30,4 % verbal fluency; 58,7 % selective attention; 13,0 % tower of London task; 41,3 % executive functions; 56,5% sustained attention). Clinical features have different impact on cognitive functions. -Conclusion : alcoholics patients shows a diffuse range of cognitive impairment. For this reasons a cognitive remediation programme could be a useful adjunctive intervention for the treatment of alcohol dependence

Smeraldi C., Angelone S.M., Movalli M., Cavicchioli M., Mazza G., Notaristefano A., et al. (2012). Cognitive deficits related to alcohol abuse: a preliminary study [Altro].

Cognitive deficits related to alcohol abuse: a preliminary study

SMERALDI, Cecilia Margherita;
2012-01-01

Abstract

-Objective : cognitive deficits may compromise patients’ utilization of rehabilitative information. There is an increasing attention on the opportunity to integrate a specific support to cognitive functions in alcohol detox programme and the first step to program the clinical intervention is to have a complete overview of cognitive deficits in alcoholics clinical sample. -Methods : 62 patients who refer to alcoholism service were screened at admission time. Cognitive functions were assessed by trained psychologist with a specific neuropsychological battery. The impact of clinical features as age, gender, scholarship and concurrent polyabuse was evaluated for each function. -Results : the 45,7% of our sample shows a generalized decline. Subtests shows impairment’s different degrees (26,1 % verbal memory; 32,6 % working memory; 50,0 % psychomotor speed and coordination; 30,4 % verbal fluency; 58,7 % selective attention; 13,0 % tower of London task; 41,3 % executive functions; 56,5% sustained attention). Clinical features have different impact on cognitive functions. -Conclusion : alcoholics patients shows a diffuse range of cognitive impairment. For this reasons a cognitive remediation programme could be a useful adjunctive intervention for the treatment of alcohol dependence
2012
Smeraldi C., Angelone S.M., Movalli M., Cavicchioli M., Mazza G., Notaristefano A., et al. (2012). Cognitive deficits related to alcohol abuse: a preliminary study [Altro].
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