Impulsivity and history of drug dependence
Impulsivity and history of drug dependence
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DOI:
10.1016/s0376-8716(98)00023-4
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发表时间:
1998-04-01
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Cherek, DR
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作者:
Allen, TJ;Moeller, FG;Cherek, DR
Impulsivity was contrasted between 32 subjects with a history of drug-dependence (DRUG +) and 26 subjects with no drug use history (DRUG -) using both behavioral and self-report measures. The hypothesis was that the DRUG + group would be more impulsive than the DRUG-group. Subjects in the DRUG + group self-reported more of a tendency toward impulsivity than the DRUG-group in the situations posed in questionnaires. In the behavioural paradigm involving a choice between a smaller intermediate reward and a larger but delayed reward, DRUG + subjects selected the impulsive option more often, but these differences were not significant. The DRUG + and DRUG-groups did differ on the mean delay interval for the larger reward, indicating less ability to tolerate longer delays for the larger reward. A frequency distribution of delay intervals for the larger reward indicated that DRUG + subjects were more likely to maintain very short intervals and less likely to maintain longer intervals. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.