Neuropsychological deficits are associated with smoking cessation treatment failure in patients with schizophrenia
Dolan SL, Sacco KA, Termine A, Seyal AA, Dudas MM, Vessicchio JC, Wexler BE, George TP. Neuropsychological deficits are associated with smoking cessation treatment failure in patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research 2004, 70: 263-275. PMID: 15329302, DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2004.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-psychiatric control smokersTreatment failureStroop Color-Word TestContinuous Performance TestNeuropsychological deficitsControl smokersWisconsin Card Sorting TestPlacebo-controlled trialAtypical antipsychotic treatmentCessation treatmentAntipsychotic treatmentCessation interventionsCigarette smokingDepressive symptomsPharmacological agentsColor-Word TestSmokingNeuropsychological assessmentNeuropsychological performanceCard Sorting TestVisuospatial Working Memory TaskGreater deficitsPreliminary dataSmokersPatients