Hostname: page-component-76fb5796d-dfsvx Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-26T16:28:52.932Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

P-925 - Delay Discounting: the Effect of Borderline Personality Disorder and Substance Use

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

A. Maráz ,
P. Rigó ,
J. Harmatta ,
G. Takách ,
Z. Zalka ,
I. Boncz ,
B. Andó ,
Z. Laczkó ,
E. Kurgyis  and
Z. Demetrovics
A. Maráz
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology and Addiction, Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University
P. Rigó
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Nyír? Gyula Hospital, Szeged
J. Harmatta
Affiliation:
Center for Psychotherapy, National Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Szeged
G. Takách
Affiliation:
Department of Pathological Addictions, Merényi Gusztáv Hospital, Szeged
Z. Zalka
Affiliation:
The Thalassa House Therapeutic Community, Budapest, Szeged
I. Boncz
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged
B. Andó
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged
Z. Laczkó
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
E. Kurgyis
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Szeged, Szeged Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
Z. Demetrovics
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology and Addiction, Institute of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.
Background and aim

Delay of discounting (DD) refers to the tendency to prefer immediate but smaller rewards to delayed larger ones. High co-morbidity and the remarkable role of impulsivity in both borderline personality disorder (BPD) and substance abuse (SUD) justify a deficit in DD. The aim of the current study was therefore to explore the effect of BPD and SUD regarding delay discounting and to explore group differences concerning the different types of substances participants use.

Methods

We compared 4 groups, a total of N = 345 participants: 3 clinical and a healthy comparison group: BPD with (N = 74) and without (N = 36) SUD, substance users without BPD (N = 124) and a healthy comparison group (N = 111). Impulsivity (Barratt Impulsiveness Scale), symptom severity (Brief Symptom Inventory), the presence of BPD (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Disorders) and delay discounting task were assessed.

Results

Data suggests that the BPD + SUD group has the strongest preference for immediate rewards as opposed to a larger reward in the future compared to the CG and the SUD-only.

BPD + alcohol using group have significant deficit in DD compared to CG while the other substances with or without the presence of BPD do not seem to make a difference.

Conclusion

Results suggest that only the presence of both BPD and SUD play a role in the deficit of delaying gratification, either one does not. These results also propose that BPD and deficit in DD may well be a vulnerability marker for alcohol dependence.

Type
Abstract
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 27 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 20th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2012 , pp. 1
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2012
Submit a response

Comments

No Comments have been published for this article.