Dynamics of cognitive functions in treatment of alcohol-dependent patients

Abstract

The article describes the results of dynamics of impaired cognitive functions of patients with alcohol dependence who received treatment with antipsychotics. Cognitive functions improve significantly faster in patients of the main group whose treatment included Risperidone, an atypical antipsychotic. There is insignificant positive dynamics of impaired cognitive functions in the group of patients who received Haloperidol as antipsychotic. The patients who received Risperidone have shown improved compliance, lack of negative attitude to the therapy provided as compared with the control group patients. Risperidone's most significant effects include improvement of disorganized psychic activity, recovery of active attention, dynamic and tempo parameters of activity, recovery of the capacity for unconditioned regulation of thinking and behavior, critical assessment.

Keywords

• risperidone
• cognitive functions
• alcohol dependence