Fals-Stewart William, Bates Marsha E
Research Institute on Addictions, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, 14203, USA.
Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2003 Feb;11(1):34-45. doi: 10.1037//1064-1297.11.1.34.
The purpose of this study was to examine the latent structure of neuropsychological abilities of drug-abusing patients. Four factors were identified in an exploratory factor analysis (N = 329) and a subsequent confirmatory factor analysis (N = 258): Executive Functioning, Verbal Ability, Memory, and Speed, Education, years of regular alcohol use, number of substance use dependence disorders, percentage of days of heavy drinking in the previous year, depression, familial alcoholism, premorbid level of cognitive functioning, liver functioning, and previous head injuries were identified as risk factors to these latent abilities.
本研究的目的是检验药物滥用患者神经心理能力的潜在结构。在探索性因素分析（N = 329）及随后的验证性因素分析（N = 258）中确定了四个因素：执行功能、语言能力、记忆和速度，教育程度、定期饮酒年限、物质使用依赖障碍数量、前一年重度饮酒天数百分比、抑郁、家族性酗酒、病前认知功能水平、肝功能以及既往头部受伤被确定为这些潜在能力的风险因素。
