| The impact of craving and impulsivity on aggression in detoxified cocaine-dependent patients. | |
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PMID: 21315541 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Patients with substance use disorders are frequently associated with impulsivity that may underlie elevated levels life-threatening types of behavior, including aggression. In addition, craving is a prominent feature of addiction and appears to be closely related to impulsivity. This study assessed the unique contribution of cocaine craving and impulsivity in predicting aggression by means of correlational and mediational analyses. Forty inpatient detoxified cocaine-dependent patients and 40 matched healthy controls were enrolled. These participants filled out the Obsessive Compulsive Drug Use Scale, the Dickman Impulsivity Inventory, and the Aggression Questionnaire. The patient group showed elevated levels of impulsivity and aggression as compared with the control group. Although cocaine craving is positively correlated with both impulsivity and aggression, craving did not mediate the relationship between both constructs. It is concluded that craving does not have an impact on the relationship between impulsivity and trait aggression in this patient sample. |
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Hendrik G Roozen; Petra van der Kroft; Hjalmar J van Marle; Ingmar H A Franken |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-2-9 |
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Title: Journal of substance abuse treatment Volume: - ISSN: 1873-6483 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-2-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8500909 Medline TA: J Subst Abuse Treat Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Erasmus University Medical Centre, Department of Forensic Psychiatry, P.O. box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Novadic-Kentron, P.O. box 243, 5260 AE, Vught, The Netherlands. |
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