Neurocognitive Functioning in Alcohol Use Disorder: Cognitive Test Results Do not Tell the Whole Story

Conclusion: Like other psychiatric patients, patients with AUD show marked neurocognitive impairments that seem to be aggravated by, for example, distraction and lack of effort. This tentatively suggests that performance only partly reflects cortical impairments in areas hosting neurocognitive faculties. Contextual factors deserve greater attention in patients with addiction. The cross-sectional design of our study limits conclusions relating to causality.Eur Addict Res
Source: European Addiction Research - Category: Addiction Source Type: research