Executive dysfunction in substance dependent individuals during drug use and abstinence: an examination of the behavioral, cognitive and emotional correlates of …

A Verdejo-García, A Bechara, EC Recknor… - Journal of the …, 2006 - cambridge.org
Increasing evidence indicates that substance-dependent individuals (SDI) are impaired in
executive control tasks relying on different systems within the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Three …

Differential impact of severity of drug use on frontal behavioral symptoms

A Verdejo-García, C Rivas-Pérez, F López-Torrecillas… - Addictive Behaviors, 2006 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence indicates that substance abusers are impaired in cognitive–executive
control tasks relying on different functional systems converging in the prefrontal cortex …

Neuropsychological consequences of alcohol and drug abuse on different components of executive functions

MJ Fernandez-Serrano… - Journal of …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Several studies have shown alterations in different components of executive functioning in
users of different drugs, including cannabis, cocaine and heroin. However, it is difficult to …

Executive control deficits in substance-dependent individuals: a comparison of alcohol, cocaine, and methamphetamine and of men and women

EAA van der Plas, EA Crone… - Journal of clinical and …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Substance dependence is associated with executive function deficits, but the nature of these
executive defects and the effect that different drugs and sex have on these defects have not …

The frontal assessment battery (FAB) reveals neurocognitive dysfunction in substance-dependent individuals in distinct executive domains: Abstract reasoning, motor …

PJ Cunha, S Nicastri, AG de Andrade, KI Bolla - Addictive behaviors, 2010 - Elsevier
Substance-dependence is highly associated with executive cognitive function (ECF)
impairments. However, considering that it is difficult to assess ECF clinically, the aim of the …

Profile of executive deficits in cocaine and heroin polysubstance users: common and differential effects on separate executive components

A Verdejo-García, M Pérez-García - Psychopharmacology, 2007 - Springer
Objectives Structure of executive function was examined and we contrasted performance of
substance dependent individuals (polysubstance users) and control participants on …

Executive functions among individuals with methamphetamine or alcohol as drugs of choice: preliminary observations

R Gonzalez, A Bechara, EM Martin - Journal of clinical and …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Substance dependent individuals (SDIs) are frequently, but not invariably, impaired on tasks
of executive functions. In this study, we examine patterns of executive performance among …

Drug-related decrease in neuropsychological functions of abstinent drug users

R Janke van Holst, T Schilt - Current drug abuse reviews, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
This article reviews neuropsychological performance in frequent users of cocaine,(meth)
amphetamines, ecstasy, opiates, alcohol, and cannabis. We searched the scientific literature …

Strategic self-regulation, decision-making and emotion processing in poly-substance abusers in their first year of abstinence

A Verdejo-García, C Rivas-Pérez, R Vilar-López… - Drug and alcohol …, 2007 - Elsevier
Individuals with substance dependence (ISD) frequently show signs of impaired emotion
processing, self-regulation and decision-making, even after prolonged abstinence from drug …

Neuropsychological functioning in drug abusers

MJ Selby, RL Azrin - Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 1998 - Elsevier
The present study examined differences in neuropsychological performance among chronic
cocaine, alcohol, and polysubstance abusers. A comprehensive neuropsychological battery …