Cue-induced inhibitory control in forensic patients with alcohol use disorder: A link to criminal recidivism risk assessed by factor 2 psychopathy.

Helena Sophia Schmitt, Jennifer Wernicke, Cornelia Sindermann, Ralf Wilhelm Wolf, Sebastian Markett, Esther Ott, Christian Montag

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Helena Sophia SchmittDepartment of Personality Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.

Jennifer WernickeDepartment of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.

Cornelia SindermannPsychological Assessment, Differential Psychology, and Psychological Methods, Charlotte Fresenius Hochschule - University of Psychology, Heidelberg, Germany.

Ralf Wilhelm WolfVitos Clinic for Forensic Psychiatry Hadamar, Hadamar, Germany.

Sebastian MarkettDepartment of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

Esther OttDepartment of Personality Psychology, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.

Christian MontagCentre for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Institute of Collaborative Innovation, University of Macau, Macau SAR, China.

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Cue-reactivity and impaired inhibitory control represent well-established mechanisms contributing to substance use relapse, which, in turn, increases the risk of criminal reoffending in forensic populations whose offending behavior is closely linked to substance use. In Germany, such individuals may be mandated to custodial addiction treatment under Section 64 of the Criminal Code (§ 64 StGB). To date, it remains largely unexplored whether inhibitory control deficits under substance-cue exposure relate more directly to indicators of criminal recidivism risk in forensic addiction populations. The present work addresses this gap by examining the relationship between cue-induced inhibitory control and a validated proxy of reoffending risk. Fifty-one abstinent male forensic patients (24 with alcohol use disorder (AUD), 27 with other substance use disorders (SUD)) undergoing treatment under Section 64 completed two Go/NoGo tasks assessing inhibitory control under alcohol-related and neutral stimulus conditions. Controlling for relevant covariates, inhibitory performance (adjusted

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Cue-reactivityDrug-crime linkForensic psychiatryInhibitory controlReoffendingRisk assessment

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PMID42383258

DOI10.1016/j.abrep.2026.100713

PMCPMC13315866

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