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Self-reported and neuropsychological measures of impulsivity in pathological gambling

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2006

DANIEL FUENTES ,
HERMANO TAVARES ,
RINALDO ARTES  and
CLARICE GORENSTEIN
DANIEL FUENTES
Affiliation:
Psychology & Neuropsychology Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, Clinical Hospital, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
HERMANO TAVARES
Affiliation:
Gambling Outpatient Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, Clinical Hospital, Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
RINALDO ARTES
Affiliation:
Ibmec-São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
CLARICE GORENSTEIN
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Abstract

Pathological Gambling is an impulse control disorder. Impulsivity has been investigated separately by neuropsychological tests and self-report scales. Although some studies have tried to correlate these approaches, their interaction has not been sufficiently explored among pathological gamblers (PG). In this study, we have compared 214 PG (162 with comorbidity and 52 with no comorbidity) to 82 healthy volunteers regarding the reaction time and number of errors at Go/No-go tasks, and scores on the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS). PG have committed more errors at the Go/No-go tasks and presented higher scores on the self-report scale. The neuropsychological tests and BIS composed a multinomial logistic model that discriminated PG from non-gamblers better than models having one or another type of measure. Impulsivity seems to be a multi-dimensional phenomenon, and PG a heterogeneous population in which different types of impulsivity are present. (JINS, 2006, 12, 907–912.)

Keywords

Pathological gamblingImpulsivityAttentionPersonality inventoryExecutive functionsNeuropsychology
Type
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Information
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 12 , Issue 6 , November 2006 , pp. 907 - 912
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© 2006 The International Neuropsychological Society

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