Substance-dependent individuals (SDIs) often show neurocognitive deficits in decision-making, such that their choices are biased toward the greatest immediate reward rather than the optimal future outcome. However, studies of SDIs are often hampered by two significant methodological challenges: polysubstance dependence and comorbid conditions, which are independently associated with neurocognitive impairments. We addressed these methodological challenges by testing heroin addicts in Bulgaria, where heroin addiction is highly prevalent but polysubstance dependence is rare. The goal of the current study was to evaluate the potential contribution of psychopathy to decision-making processes among this group of Bulgarian heroin addicts. We tested 78 male currently abstaining heroin addicts, classified as psychopathic or non-psychopathic using the Hare Psychopathy Checklist, Revised (PCL-R). Psychopathic heroin addicts showed notable deficits in decision-making in that they made significantly more disadvantageous decisions relative to non-psychopathic heroin addicts. Results indicate that the presence of psychopathy may exacerbate decision-making deficits in heroin addicts.

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依赖物质的个体 (sdi) 通常在决策中表现出神经认知缺陷,因此他们的选择偏向于最大的即时回报,而不是最佳的未来结果。然而,对sdi的研究通常受到两个重大方法学挑战的阻碍: 多物质依赖和合并症,它们与神经认知障碍独立相关。我们通过在保加利亚测试海洛因成瘾者来解决这些方法上的挑战,那里的海洛因成瘾者非常普遍,但很少有多种物质依赖。本研究的目的是评估这群保加利亚海洛因成瘾者中精神病对决策过程的潜在贡献。我们使用修订的野兔精神病检查表 (pcl-r) 测试了78名目前戒除海洛因的男性成瘾者,分为精神病性或非精神病性。精神病性海洛因成瘾者在决策方面表现出明显的缺陷,因为相对于非精神病性海洛因成瘾者,他们做出了更为不利的决定。结果表明,精神病的存在可能会加剧海洛因成瘾者的决策缺陷。

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