Objective The relationship between ADHD and procrastination is recognised among therapists educators. However, only a few studies confirm this correlation, even fewer offer theoretical explanation. A model of exists in Steel’s Temporal Motivation Theory, according to which fostered by the following motivation factors: low expectancy completing task successfully, negative value, impulsiveness – ...

Objective: The present study aims to identify whether there is a difference between the synthetic cannabinoid (SC) and cannabis use disorder groups in terms of impulsivity problems arising from substance use, as well determine variables that distinguish SC cases disorder. Method: Fifty-two male patients with 45 who were admitted AMATEM clinic Bakirkoy Mental Neurological Diseases Training Resea...

Vocal fry is a voice quality that occurs in healthy voice, but it can also be sign of disorder. In this study, we investigated the relationship between parameters production, dedicated psychoacoustic feature, and perceptual aspects vocal fry. Two experiments were carried out to determine whether fundamental frequency, open quotient, glottal area pulse skewness affect perception synthetic vowels...

As a non-substance addiction, gambling disorder represents the model for studying the neurobiology of addiction without toxic consequences of chronic drug use. From a neuropsychological perspective, impulsivity is deemed as a potential construct responsible in the onset and development of drug addiction. The objective of this study was to investigate the associations between impulsivity and gam...

AIM To investigate the levels of impulsiveness, and the relationship between the binge eating disorder (BED) and the levels of impulsiveness in obese individuals. METHODS Two hundred and forty-one obese patients who were included in the study and candidate for bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) were clinically interviewed to identify the BED group, and patients were divided into two grou...

Rationale: Neurobiological models of addiction suggest that abnormalities of brain reward circuitry distort salience attribution and inhibitory control processes, which in turn contribute to high relapse rates. Objectives: To determine whether impairments of salience attribution and inhibitory control predict relapse in a pharmacologically unaided attempt at smoking cessation. Methods: 141 smok...

The Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS), a 30-item self-report measure, is one of the most commonly used scales for the assessment of the personality construct of impulsiveness. It has recently marked 50 years of use in research and clinical settings. The current BIS-11 is held to measure 3 theoretical subtraits, namely, attentional, motor, and non-planning impulsiveness. We evaluated the factor st...

This study aims to identify details of the psychosocial characteristics of fathers who have abused children as they appear to public health nurses (PHNs). In this study a qualitative descriptive design was applied to the data analysis. Interviewees were 10 public health nurses (PHNs), in charge of maternal and child health services for 5 or more years at public health centers. The study analyze...

OBJECTIVE Animal evidence and genetic studies suggest that HOMER1 (homer homolog 1) is involved in the etiology of suicidal behavior and major depression disorder (MDD). However, most of genetic studies were performed in Caucasians and the potentially functional role of associated polymorphisms in HOMER1 was seldom reported. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of a HOME...