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Neuropsychological aspects of thinking of males suffering from smoking mixtures dependence

Abstract

There are some comparative neuropsycological researches, addicts to smoking blends, subjects which have acute psychotic disorders are not connected with taking psychoactive substance and addicts to opioids in the article. The research was carried out with using neuropsycological methods of diagnostics. Wisconsin Card Sorting Test was applied. The results of the researches discovered the characteristics of thinking processes, which can be associate with addiction of smoking blends assisted by the methods. The attention resistance was characterized by methods of “Shulte Scale”. The results are testify to a rather good psychoactivity, addicts to smoking blends, but in despite of young age and small term of addiction low psycho fixity and tolerance.

About the Authors

А. А. Sinevich
УО «Белорусский государственный медицинский университет»
Belarus


A. V. Kopytov
УО «Белорусский государственный медицинский университет»
Belarus


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Sinevich А.А., Kopytov A.V. Neuropsychological aspects of thinking of males suffering from smoking mixtures dependence. Military Medicine. 2017;(1):44-49. (In Russ.)

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