Brain potentials measured during a Go/NoGo task predict completion of substance abuse treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

U.S. nationwide estimates indicate that 50% to 80% of prisoners have a history of substance abuse or dependence. Tailoring substance abuse treatment to specific needs of incarcerated individuals could improve effectiveness of treating substance dependence and preventing drug abuse relapse. We tested whether pretreatment neural measures of a response inhibition (Go/NoGo) task would predict which individuals would or would not complete a 12-week cognitive behavioral substance abuse treatment program.

Methods

Adult incarcerated participants (n = 89; women n = 55) who volunteered for substance abuse treatment performed a Go/NoGo task while event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded. Stimulus- and response-locked ERPs were compared between participants who completed

SUBMITTER: Steele VR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3984370 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature