Everyday problems with executive dysfunction and impulsivity in adults recovering from methamphetamine addiction

Carilyn Ellis; William Hoffman; Sarah Jaehnert; Jane Plagge; Jennifer M. Loftis; Daniel Schwartz; Marilyn Huckans

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Everyday problems with executive dysfunction and impulsivity in adults recovering from methamphetamine addiction

Carilyn Ellis, William Hoffman, Sarah Jaehnert, Jane Plagge, Jennifer M. Loftis, Daniel Schwartz, Marilyn Huckans

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Objectives: Compared with nonaddicted controls (CTLs), adults in remission from methamphetamine addiction (MAREM) evidence impairments on objective measures of executive functioning and impulsivity. Methods: To evaluate the impact of these impairments in MA-REM adults, demographically matched groups (MA-REM, n=30; CTLs, n=24) completed objective and self-report measures of executive functioning and impulsivity. Results: MA-REMadults demonstrated significantly (P<0.050) greater objective and subjective problems with executive functioning and impulsivity. Conclusions: These results suggest that adults in MA-REM are aware of their deficits and that these deficits have significant impact in everyday life.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Addictive Disorders and their Treatment
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/ADT.0000000000000059
State	Published - 2016

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executive function
impulsivity
methamphetamine

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Psychiatry and Mental health

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