Department of Bio Science, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
Research Article
Cognitive Functioning as a Trait Marker in Patients with Cannabis Use Disorders-A Pilot Study
Author(s): Shrayasi Das*
Introduction: Cannabis use disorders are global emerging problem nowadays, with high prevalence and morbidity. Though cognitive impairments are one of the most replicated findings in individuals with Cannabis dependence, but there are very few studies assessed cognitive functioning as a risk factor for Cannabis use disorder. In this study, we assessed cognitive functioning as an end phenotype in Cannabis use disorders.
Methodology: In this study comparison of cognitive functioning was done among three groups-patients with Cannabis dependence syndrome, their First Degree Relative (FDR) and normal Healthy Controls (HC). Each group included 30 participants. Individuals of all three groups were assessed in domains of complex attention, executive functions, language, learning and memory and perceptual .. View More»
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