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

• Published in: Psychiatry research Vol. 161; no. 1; pp. 28 - 35
• Main Authors: Levy, Boaz, Monzani, Benedetta A, Stephansky, Matthew R, Weiss, Roger D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ireland Ltd 30.10.2008; Elsevier
• Subjects: Addictive behaviors; Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Alcoholism; Alcoholism - diagnosis; Alcoholism - psychology; Alcoholism - rehabilitation; Attention; Biological and medical sciences; Bipolar Disorder - diagnosis; Bipolar Disorder - psychology; Bipolar Disorder - rehabilitation; Bipolar disorders; Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; Cognition Disorders - psychology; Cognition Disorders - rehabilitation; Cognitive deficits; Comorbidity; Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); Dual diagnosis; Female; Humans; Intelligence; Male; Medical sciences; Memory, Short-Term; Middle Aged; Mood disorders; Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data; Neuropsychology; Patient Discharge; Problem Solving; Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; Substance use disorders; Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis; Substance-Related Disorders - psychology; Substance-Related Disorders - rehabilitation; Dual diagnosis; Substance use disorders; Neuropsychology; Cognitive deficits; Mood disorder; Human; Executive function; Cognitive disorder; Visual memory; Alcoholism; Bipolar disorder; Cognition; Substance abuse; Alcoholic beverage; Verbal memory; Concomitant disease; Language; Dependence

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 neurologi...