Combined goal management training and mindfulness meditation improve executive functions and decision-making performance in abstinent polysubstance abusers

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-81

  Alfonso, José P ^a   Caracuel, Alfonso ^b   Delgado Pastor, Luis C ^b   Verdejo García, Antonio ^b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decision making; Executive functions; Goal management training; Mindfulness; Polysubstance abuse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GOAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IOWA GAMBLING TASK; LETTER NUMBER SEQUENCING; MALE; MINDFULNESS MEDITATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; STROOP TEST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STANDARD OF CARE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TEACHING; TEMPERANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959670673     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.12.025     Document Type: Article

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