@article{ref1,
title="Neurocognitive performance among alcohol dependent men with and without physical violence toward their partners: a preliminary report",
journal="American journal of drug and alcohol abuse encompassing all addictive disorders",
year="2008",
author="Easton, Caroline J. and Sacco, Kristi A. and Neavins, Tara M. and Wupperman, Peggilee and George, Tony P.",
volume="34",
number="1",
pages="29-37",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: There are high rates of co-occurring alcohol dependence and intimate partner violence (IPV) among men seeking substance abuse treatment. The authors examined neurocognitive performance among treatment-seeking alcohol dependent men with (IPV+) and without reported physical violence (IPV-). METHOD: Twenty-five subjects participated in this pilot study. All participants underwent a neurocognitive battery including, Continuous Performance Test (CPT), California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT), Digit Span, Iowa Gambling Test (IGT), Wisconsin Card Sort (WCST), Trail Making Test, Parts A &amp; B, a visuospatial memory (VSWM) task and the Stroop Color Word Test (SCWT). RESULT: Alcohol dependent participants with IPV (IPV+; n = 9) had more severe deficits in attention, concentration, cognitive flexibility compared to controls (n = 7). Both the alcohol dependent (IPV-; n = 9) and IPV+ groups had significantly more impairments on tasks of impulsivity than the smoking controls. The IPV- group had significantly more impairments on executive functioning compared to smoking controls, but was not significantly different than the IPV+ group. CONCLUSIONS: Our preliminary results suggests that IPV+ males have more severe neuropsychological impairments compared to the smoking control group than did the IPV - group. The implications of these findings are discussed.   <p></p>  <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0095-2990",
doi="10.1080/00952990701764326",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00952990701764326"
}