Impulsivity, risky behaviors and accidents in alcohol-dependent patients

Impulsivity: A Predisposition Toward Risky Behaviors

Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: For risky behaviors and mental disorders. The construct of impulsivity is significantly important in research and clinical fields concerning risky behaviors and some mental disorders. Although, according to DSM and ICD, impulsivity is recognized as a diagnostic criterion for several disorders (1), but the way it influences menta...

impulsivity: a predisposition toward risky behaviors

Relationship Between Craving Intensity and Risky Behaviors and Impulsivity Factors in Different Groups of Opiate Addicts

هديكچ فده : و فرصـم عـلو تدـش ناـيم طابترا يسررب فده اب شهوژپ نيا صخاش هـب ناداـتعم يلـصا هورگ هس رد يرگشناكت ياه رد ينوـيفا داوـم ناريا ) كايرت و كارك ،نييوره ( تسا هدش ماجنا . شور : 77 يندومزآ هورگ هس رد داتعم درم : فرصم يقاشـنتسا و يـقيرزت نييورـه هدـننك ) 37 رفن ( فرصم ، ينيخدت كارك هدننك ) 17 رفن ( ينيخدت كايرت و ) 23 رـفن ( هب هـمين هبحاصم كي كمك رايعم اـب قـيبطت و هتفايراتخاـس ر...

Negative urgency and risky sexual behaviors: A clarification of the relationship between impulsivity and risky sexual behavior

How does impulsivity relate to risky sexual behavior? Whereas some research has attempted to answer this question in terms of global impulsivity, past research has demonstrated the need to conceptualize impulsivity as a multifaceted trait (Whiteside & Lynam, 2001). Research has been mixed as to which facets of impulsivity predict risky sexual behavior. The major aim of this project was to furth...

Alterations in Brain Structure and Functional Connectivity in Alcohol Dependent Patients and Possible Association with Impulsivity

BACKGROUND Previous studies have documented that heightened impulsivity likely contributes to the development and maintenance of alcohol use disorders. However, there is still a lack of studies that comprehensively detected the brain changes associated with abnormal impulsivity in alcohol addicts. This study was designed to investigate the alterations in brain structure and functional connectiv...