Neuropsychological performance and demographic characteristics in alcoholic patients in treatment

Authors

  • Maisa dos Santos Rigoni Facultad de Psicología, Programa de Posgrado de la Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
  • Tatiana Quarti Irigaray Facultad de Psicología, Programa de Posgrado de la Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)
  • João Feliz Duarte de Moraes Departamento de Estadística de la PUCRS y de la Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Ygor Ferrão Programa de Posgrado de la Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA)
  • Margareth da Silva Oliveira Facultad de Psicología, Programa de Posgrado de la Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20882/adicciones.3

Keywords:

Cognitive performance, alcohol dependence, quantitative study.

Abstract

This study compared the cognitive performance of alcoholics (AG) and participants from the general population (CG) without alcohol dependence. The sample consisted of 141 men, aged 18 and 59. Divided into two groups, 101 alcoholic patients without comorbidities, hospitalized for drug abuse treatment, and 40 healthy individuals from the general population, matched for age and socioeconomic status. The instruments assessed the sociodemographics data and economic classification, alcohol dependence, psychiatric comorbidities, cognitive performance, executive functions, memory and perception. The results showed that the AG group presented severe dependence on alcohol and 92.1% indicated having a family with problems associated with alcohol for only 41.5 % of the CG. At the moment of the evaluation, 59.4 % of the participants of the AG group were abstinent between 8 and 15 days, and the in CG, 43.9%, were more than 60 days alcohol free. The neuropsychological performance verified that there was a decline in cognitive functions in alcoholics’ participants, whereas the AG suggests psychomotor retardation. Thus, it can be inferred that alcohol greatly affects cognitive functions of people who depend on this substance. In addition, there was a greater number of family stories with prevalence of symptoms of anxiety and depression and nicotine addiction in alcoholic patients compared with the general population.

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