Neuroemotional configuration of the drug addict
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BioMed Central Page 1 of 1 (page number not for citation purposes) Annals of General Psychiatry Open Access Poster presentation Neuroemotional configuration of the drug addict Luis Monteiro Address: Psychology Department, Heath Sciences Supeior Institute-North, Portugal Background The psychobiology studies on the dependence on narcotic drugs have been showing a group of changes on the cere- bral functioning. However, it hasn't been any studies over the neuro emo- tional structure of drug addicts. This work aims to warp, in a certain way, those flaws and examine thoroughly our knowledge about neuro emo- tional structure of this population Materials and methods We made an experimental study on the laboratory in psy- chophysiology terms, which consisted on the observation of movie scenes with pleasant and unpleasant contents about drugs and crime. We appraised the Psycho-physiological and emotional reactiveness of a group of drug addicts (N= 35) having as a reference a group for control (N=30) matched by inde- pendent (individual) variables. Results The drug addicts have been differentiated from the group of control because they present a high level of emotional activation in what concerns the effects caused by the inde- pendent variable: drug. In Psycho-physiological terms, they present a hyperactiv- ity of the activator system of behaviour. Conclusions Drug addicts present a specific pattern of emotional acti- vation interconnected with a pattern of psycho-physiolog- ical activation, also specific, whose average is got through process of attribution of meaning. References 1. Marques-Teixeira JE, Barbosa F: emotional sates and informa- tional brain processing in drug addicts free of drugs: an ERPs study. International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice 2005, 9(3):213-220. 2. Marques-Teixeira J: Droga e emoηυes. Saïde Mental 2001. 3. Volkow N: D., Fowler J.S., Goldstein R.Z., Wang G.J.: Role of Dopamine, the Frontal Cortex and Memory Circuits in Drug Addiction: Insight from Imaging Studies. In Neurobiology of Learning and Memory New York; 2002. 4. Volkow N: D., Fowler J.S., Wang G.J.: The addicted human brain: insights from imaging studies. J Clin Invest 2003, 111(10):1444-1451. from International Society on Brain and Behaviour: 3rd International Congress on Brain and Behaviour Thessaloniki, Greece. 28 November – 2 December 2007 Published: 17 April 2008 Annals of General Psychiatry 2008, 7(Suppl 1):S165 doi:10.1186/1744-859X-7-S1-S165 <supplement> <title> <p>International Society on Brain and Behaviour: 3rd International Congress on Brain and Behaviour</p> </title> <note>Meeting abstracts - A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available <a href="http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/files/pdf/1744-859X-7-S1-full.pdf">here</a>.</note> </supplement> This abstract is available from: http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/content/7/S1/S165 © 2008 Monteiro; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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Annals of General Psychiatry
Open AccessPoster presentationNeuroemotional configuration of the drug addictLuis Monteiro
Address: Psychology Department, Heath Sciences Supeior Institute-North, Portugal
BackgroundThe psychobiology studies on the dependence on narcoticdrugs have been showing a group of changes on the cere-bral functioning.
However, it hasn't been any studies over the neuro emo-tional structure of drug addicts.
This work aims to warp, in a certain way, those flaws andexamine thoroughly our knowledge about neuro emo-tional structure of this population
Materials and methodsWe made an experimental study on the laboratory in psy-chophysiology terms, which consisted on the observationof movie scenes with pleasant and unpleasant contentsabout drugs and crime.
We appraised the Psycho-physiological and emotionalreactiveness of a group of drug addicts (N= 35) having asa reference a group for control (N=30) matched by inde-pendent (individual) variables.
ResultsThe drug addicts have been differentiated from the groupof control because they present a high level of emotionalactivation in what concerns the effects caused by the inde-pendent variable: drug.
In Psycho-physiological terms, they present a hyperactiv-ity of the activator system of behaviour.
ConclusionsDrug addicts present a specific pattern of emotional acti-vation interconnected with a pattern of psycho-physiolog-ical activation, also specific, whose average is got throughprocess of attribution of meaning.
References1. Marques-Teixeira JE, Barbosa F: emotional sates and informa-
tional brain processing in drug addicts free of drugs: an ERPsstudy. International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice 2005,9(3):213-220.
2. Marques-Teixeira J: Droga e emoηυes. Saïde Mental 2001.3. Volkow N: D., Fowler J.S., Goldstein R.Z., Wang G.J.: Role of
Dopamine, the Frontal Cortex and Memory Circuits in DrugAddiction: Insight from Imaging Studies. In Neurobiology ofLearning and Memory New York; 2002.
4. Volkow N: D., Fowler J.S., Wang G.J.: The addicted human brain:insights from imaging studies. J Clin Invest 2003,111(10):1444-1451.
from International Society on Brain and Behaviour: 3rd International Congress on Brain and BehaviourThessaloniki, Greece. 28 November – 2 December 2007
Published: 17 April 2008
Annals of General Psychiatry 2008, 7(Suppl 1):S165 doi:10.1186/1744-859X-7-S1-S165
<supplement> <title> <p>International Society on Brain and Behaviour: 3rd International Congress on Brain and Behaviour</p> </title> <note>Meeting abstracts - A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available <a href="http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/files/pdf/1744-859X-7-S1-full.pdf">here</a>.</note> </supplement>
This abstract is available from: http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/content/7/S1/S165
© 2008 Monteiro; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
