Neurocognitive impairment in patients with co-occurring bipolar disorder and alcohol dependence upon discharge from inpatient care.

ABSTRACT: The current study explored the neurocognitive functioning of patients with co-occurring bipolar disorder and alcohol dependence upon discharge from inpatient care. The study compared scores of neuropsychological tests among three groups of bipolar I inpatients without a history of neurological injury or illness: 1) patients meeting DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence in the past 6 months (n=13), 2) patients diagnosed with alcohol dependence in full remission (n=9), and 3) patients without a history of a substance use disorder (SUD; n=41). Analyses indicated that patients with co-occurring alcohol dependence exhibited more severe impairment on tests of executive functioning (i.e. Stroop Color-Word Interference Test, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test) than patients without SUD. In ad

SUBMITTER: Levy B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3145337 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature