Current problems of studying cognitive functions in alcohol use disorders
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Galkin SA, Peshkovskaya AG, Bokhan NA. [Current problems of studying cognitive functions in alcohol use disorders]. Rossiiskii psikhiatricheskii zhurnal [Russian Journal of Psychiatry]. 2022;(4):64-72. Russian
In the scientific review, in order to systematize contemporary ideas about the importance of cognitive domains for clinical features of alcohol addiction, an analysis of Russian and foreign studies over the past 15 years using electronic information resources (Elsevier library, PubMed, NCBI, Google Scholar) has been carried out. 6 distinguished domains have been considered: executive functions, inhibitory (restraining) control, decision-making, working memory, cognitive flexibility / rigidity. The connection of certain cognitive impairments with the course and prognosis of alcohol dependence has been identified.
Keywords alcohol use disorders; cognitive functions; cognitive dysfunction; executive functions; memory; thinking; attention; decision-making
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