Cognitive-neuromotor assessment of substance abuse: focus on issues related to cocaine abuse treatment.
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Choice of the procedures and types of cognitive-neuromotor testing used in assessment of cocaine abusers and their treatment is dependent on a clear definition of the purposes of testing and the characteristics of the individual tests. This chapter will first discuss published studies of testing in cocaine abusers and pharmacodynamic effects of stimulants and withdrawal. The types of tests available and their characteristics will be discussed in terms of the purpose of testing. The case will be made for the value of computerized cognitiveneuromotor testing when repeated assessment is needed in a busy clinical setting.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- NIDA research monograph
دوره 175 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1997