Risky decision-making but not delay discounting improves during early inpatient treatment of polysubstance dependent alcoholics.

Risky decision-making but not delay discounting improves during early inpatient treatment of polysubstance dependent alcoholics.

Background: High levels of impulsivity, characteristics of addicted patients, are known to be important predictors of relapse. However, so far, little is known about the stability or variability of two main components of impulsivity (delay discounting and decision making). The present study examined...

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Main Authors: Bieke eDe Wilde, Antoine eBechara, Bernard eSabbe, Wouter eHulstijn, Geert eDom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
impulsivity
risky decision making
Iowa Gambling Task
Polysubstance dependence
treatment effects
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00091/full

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