Title of article :
Selective Attention and Drug Related Attention Bias in Methadone Maintenance Patients
Author/Authors :
Nejati، Majid نويسنده Department of Anatomical Sciences Research Center, Kashan Univercity of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Nejati, Majid , Nejati، Vahid نويسنده Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran Nejati, Vahid , Mohammadi، Mohammad Reza نويسنده Department of Physics, Sistan and Baluchestan University, Zahedan 98135–674, I.R. Iran ,
Issue Information :
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2011
Pages :
4
From page :
814
To page :
817
Abstract :

One of the main problems of the drug abusers is drug related attention bias, which causes craving, and as a result drive the drug abusers to take narcotics. Methadone is used as a maintenance treatment for drug abusers. The purpose of this study is evaluation of the effect of Methadone maintenance therapy (MMT) on selective attention and drug related attention bias. This study investigated drug cue-related attention bias and selective attention in 16 methadone-maintained patients before and 45 days after methadone therapy period. Stroop color-word test and addiction Stroop test were used as measurement methods. Results show less reaction time and higher accuracy in Color-Word Stroop Test after MMT and less delay for addict related word in addiction Stroop test. It is concluded that methadone can improve selective attention capability and reduce drug related attention bias.

Journal title :
Acta Medica Iranica
Serial Year :
2011
Journal title :
Acta Medica Iranica
Record number :
2390794
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