Speciality Clinical Neuropsychology
Library of the School of Health Sciences

2024-06-28

2024

Sampalis Vasileios

Σωκράτης Παπαγεωργίου, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Κωνσταντίνος Πόταγας, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Νικόλαος Σμυρνής, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ

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Greek

Theory of mind assessments in individuals with substance use disorders

The present study investigates whether individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) exhibit deficient performance on Greek Theory of Mind (ToM) tasks compared to individuals without Substance Use Disorders (SUD). The study also includes individuals with comorbid SUDs such as cocaine, amphetamine, and cannabis. The research sample consisted of a total of 38 participants, with 19 individuals in each group. Participants were administered a purely verbal ToM task, the Faux-Pas Test (FPT; Giannakou et al., 2019), which evaluates three dimensions: Recognition of Faux-Pas (inadvertently offensive statements), cognitive ToM for understanding others' thoughts and intentions, and affective ToM for attributing emotional states. Additionally, participants were tested on a visuoperceptual and verbal ToM task, the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET; Baron-Cohen et al., 1997). Participants were also assessed with the Stroop Neuropsychological Screening Test (Trennery et al., 1989), the vocabulary subscale of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Fourth Edition (Wechsler, 2008), and the Beck Depression Inventory (Beck et al., 1961). The results showed that individuals with SUDs had lower performance on the purely verbal FPT compared to the control group. However, no differences were observed on the visuoperceptual and verbal RMET. The findings are correlated with depression, intelligence, and executive functions and are discussed in relation to the recent literature.

Health Sciences

Alcohol use disorder, Substance use disorders, Theory of mind, Depression, Intelligence

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