Journal article
The neurobiology of impulsivity and substance use disorders: implications for treatment
Abstract
Impulsivity is strongly associated with substance use disorders (SUDs). Our review discusses impulsivity as an underlying vulnerability marker for SUDs, and treatment of co-occurring impulsivity in SUDs. Three factors should be considered for the complex relationship between impulsivity and a SUD: (1) the trait effect of impulsivity, centering on decreased cognitive and response inhibition, (2) the state effect resulting from either acute or …
Authors
Kozak K; Lucatch AM; Lowe DJE; Balodis IM; MacKillop J; George TP
Journal
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 1451, No. 1, pp. 71–91
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 2019
DOI
10.1111/nyas.13977
ISSN
0077-8923