The impact of cognitive impairment and impulsivity on relapse of alcohol-dependent patients: implications for psychotherapeutic treatment

Czapla, Marta; J. Simon, Joe; Richter, Barbara; Kluge, Matthias; Friederich, Hans‐Christoph; Herpertz, Stephan; Mann, Karl; C. Herpertz, Sabine; Loeber, Sabine

doi:10.1111/adb.12229

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The impact of cognitive impairment and impulsivity on relapse of alcohol-dependent patients: implications for psychotherapeutic treatment

Published in Addiction Biology • Feb 11, 2015

Authors:

Marta Czapla

Joe J. Simon

Barbara Richter

Abstract

Recent models of the development of addiction propose a transition from a pleasure-driven to a heavily automatized behaviour, marked by a loss of cognitive control. This study investigated the deficits in different components of cognitive functions including behavioural inhibition in response to alc...

Subject

Impulsivity

Cognitive impairment

Relapse prevention

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