Impulsivity Predicts Relapse—but Not Dropout—in Outpatients with SUD: a Longitudinal Study

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2023-02

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Psicología Clínica y Experimental

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https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22272

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10.1007/s11469-023-01024-y

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The objective of this study was to compare performance on a comprehensive impulsivity battery of SUD outpatients who dropout versus those who do not dropout and of abstainers versus relapsers at 3 and 12 months of treatment follow-up. Impulsivity was measured at the start of treatment and adherence and relapse at 3 and 12 months. The participants are 115 outpatients with SUD. Motor impulsivity (Affective Go/No Go), attentional impulsivity (Stroop), delay discounting (Monetary Choice Questionnaire; MCQ), and decision making (Iowa Gambling Task; IGT) were assessed. Impulsivity was not associated with dropout. There were no relationships between treatment outcomes and the MCQ and IGT. Stroop and affective Go-No Go were associated with relapse at 3 and 12 months. Affective motor disinhibition and cognitive disinhibition predict relapse in outpatients. No cognitive aspect of impulsiveness is related to dropout.

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Ambulatory treatment; Dropout; Impulsivity; Relapse; Substance use disorders

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Lozano-Rojas, Ó. M., Gómez-Bujedo, J., Pérez-Moreno, P. J., Lorca-Marín, J. A., Vera, B. del V., & Moraleda-Barreno, E. (2023). Impulsivity Predicts Relapse—but Not Dropout—in Outpatients with SUD: a Longitudinal Study. In International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01024-y

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