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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mackin, R. Scott
• Horner, Michael David
• Harvey, Richard T
• Stevens, Lillian A
• Caplan, Bruce

Titel

The Relationship Between Neuropsychological Measures and Employment Problems in Outpatients With Substance Abuse

Ist Teil von

• Rehabilitation psychology, 2005-05, Vol.50 (2), p.158-163

Ort / Verlag

Educational Publishing Foundation

Erscheinungsjahr

2005

Quelle

EBSCOhost APA PsycARTICLES

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Objective: To determine the relation between standard clinical neuropsychological tests and employment problems in persons with substance abuse. Participants: Sixty-four patients enrolled in an intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment program. Measures: Employment Problem Severity Score (EPSS) of the Addiction Severity Index and a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation, including standard measures of attention, executive function, and memory. Results: Multiple regression analyses showed that response latency on the Vigilance trial of the Gordon Diagnostic System and scores on list acquisition and long-delay free recall of the California Verbal Learning Test were significant predictors of EPSS. Performance on measures of executive function did not predict EPSS. Conclusions: Neuropsychological tests may help to identify individuals at risk for employment problems, thereby improving outcomes for patients with substance abuse problems and cognitive deficits.