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Effect of executive functioning, decision-making and self-reported impulsivity on the treatment outcome of pathologic gambling.

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Álvarez-Moya, Eva M., Ochoa, Cristian, Jiménez-Murcia, Susana, Aymamí, Maria Neus, Gómez-Peña, Mónica, Fernández-Aranda, Fernando, Santamaría, Juanjo, Moragas, Laura +2 more·2011·Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

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BACKGROUND: Impairments in self-regulatory behaviour reflect a deficit in executive functioning and decision-making, as well as higher levels of self-reported impulsivity, and may be involved in the development and maintenance of addictive disorders. We sought to explore the association between self-reported impulsivity and neurocognitive measures, and their association with treatment outcome in pathologic gambling. METHODS: We assessed patients with pathologic gambling using executive functioning and decision-making tests and self-report measures of impulsivity. Patients underwent cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for pathologic gambling. RESULTS: We included 88 patients (8% women) in our study. High self-reported extravagance was associated with poor performance in the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT)-ABCD version. High impulsiveness, low disorderliness, high exploratory excitability (trend), poor backward block span and poor IGT-EFGH scores (trend) predicted dropout. We observed no self-reported or neurocognitive predictors of relapse or number of treatment sessions attended. LIMITATIONS: Most participants were slot-machine gamblers seeking treatment. No follow-up data and no control group were included in the study. The missing sample (i.e., individuals who were recruited and assessed in the pretreatment stage but who chose not to begin treatment) had higher extravagance scores than the final sample. CONCLUSION: Neurocognitive reward sensitivity was related to self-reported overspending behaviour. Self-regulatory impairments (especially rash impulsiveness and punishment sensitivity) and executive dysfunction predicted only dropout of CBT in participants with pathologic gambling. Different neurocognitive processes and personality traits might mediate treatment response to psychological therapy of pathologic gambling according to the specific target variable assessed.

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Álvarez-Moya, E. M., Ochoa, C., Jiménez-Murcia, S., Aymamí, M. N., Gómez-Peña, M., Fernández-Aranda, F., Santamaría, J., Moragas, L., Bove, F., & Menchón, J. M.
Affiliations
  • CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBERObn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
  • Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
Venue
Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Published
2011-05
Volume
36
Issue
3
Pages
165-175
ISSN
  • 1180-4882 (ISSN-L)
  • 1488-2434
OpenAlex
W2058692092
Cited by
94
References
84
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) (publishedVersion)
  • Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
Funders
  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Keywords
pathologic gambling, executive function, decision-making, impulsivity, cognitive behavioral therapy, treatment discontinuation, Iowa Gambling Task, reward sensitivity, self-regulation, extravagance, punishment sensitivity, relapse, slot machine gambling, treatment outcome predictors
MeSH terms
Adult, Analysis of Variance, Decision Making, Female, Gambling, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Surveys and Questionnaires, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Logistic Models, Treatment Outcome, Executive Function, Self Report

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