Executive cognitive dysfunction and ADHD in cocaine dependence: searching for a common cognitive endophenotype for addictive disorders

Executive cognitive dysfunction and ADHD in cocaine dependence: searching for a common cognitive endophenotype for addictive disorders

Background: Cocaine dependent individuals (CDI) present executive cognitive function (ECF) deficits, but the impact of psychiatric comorbidities such as Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on neuropsychological functioning is still poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investig...

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Main Authors: Paulo Jannuzzi Cunha, Priscila Dib Gonçalves, Mariella eOmetto, Bernardo eDos Santos, Sergio eNicastri, Geraldo F. Busatto, Arthur Guerra de Andrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Cocaine
Impulsive Behavior
Prefrontal Cortex
Addiction
ADHD
executive dysfunction
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00126/full

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