Brain potentials predict substance abuse treatment completion in a prison sample.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

National estimates suggest that up to 80% of prison inmates meet diagnostic criteria for a substance use disorder. Because more substance abuse treatment while incarcerated is associated with better post-release outcomes, including a reduced risk of accidental overdose death, the stakes are high in developing novel predictors of substance abuse treatment completion in inmate populations.

Methods

Using electroencephalography (EEG), this study investigated stimulus-locked ERP components elicited by distractor stimuli in three tasks (VO-Distinct, VO-Repeated, Go/NoGo) as a predictor of treatment discontinuation in a sample of male and female prison inmates. We predicted that those who discontinued treatment early would exhibit a less positive P3a amplitude elicited

SUBMITTER: Fink BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4893048 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature