Caballero-Moreno AJ, Holguín-Espinoza RA, Jaramillo-Macías MP, Salazar-Guerra YI

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: The recurrent and compulsive use of psychoactive substances has physical and psychological consequences that cause global discomfort in the life of the subject who consumes them. Both men and women are prone to develop problems related to the consumption of substances, as well as neuropsychological disorders associated with the addictive disease, which can prevent the recovery of the patient with dependence.
Objective: Describe and compare clinical characteristics and difficulties in the executive mechanisms in men and women.
Method: In this paper we study 14 cases (7 men and 7 women) that have some disorders due to substance use, which were taken from two support groups for people with problematic substance use, later an interview to the participants was carried out using the Clinical Evaluation Questionnaire in Neuropsychiatry (SCAN) section 11 and 12; in addition, mental flexibility and inhibitory control were evaluated through the application of neuropsychological tests.
Results: In the characterization, women are more dependent on alcohol and men are polyconsumers. The comparison of executive mechanisms shows that female participants have less mental flexibility in relation to male participants; on the other hand, female participants have less inhibitory control in relation to the male sample.
Conclusions: Consumers with deterioration in executive processes may have difficulties to control and inhibit consumer behavior even after prolonged periods of abstinence.

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