2021
Discrete Roles for Impulsivity and Compulsivity in Gambling Disorder
Mestre-Bach G, Steward T, Balodis I, DeVito E, Yip S, George T, Reynolds B, Granero R, Fernandez-Aranda F, Jimenez-Murcia S, Potenza M. Discrete Roles for Impulsivity and Compulsivity in Gambling Disorder. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2021, 12: 789940. PMID: 34950074, PMCID: PMC8689001, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.789940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWisconsin Card Sorting TestGambling disorderGD severityExperiential Discounting TaskBIS-11WCST perseverative errorsBIS-11 total scoreCard Sorting TestBarratt Impulsiveness ScaleSouth Oaks Gambling ScreenStructural equation modelingImpulsivity domainsDirect positive contributionPerseverative errorsSorting TestBehavioral measuresPadua InventoryCompulsivity measuresImpulsiveness ScaleAdult samplesImpulsivityGambling ScreenEquation modeling
2020
Impulsivity across Substance Use Categories: Consideration of Sex/Gender
DeVito EE, Weinberger AH, Pang RD, Petersen N, Fagle T, Allen AM. Impulsivity across Substance Use Categories: Consideration of Sex/Gender. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports 2020, 7: 109-127. PMID: 33614396, PMCID: PMC7891462, DOI: 10.1007/s40473-020-00213-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSubstance use disordersUse disordersSubstance use groupSubstance use categoriesSubstance-using populationsHigh impulsivitySubstance use severityClinical severityUse of substancesTreatment outcomesInclusion criteriaSex/genderSubstance use behaviorsSex/gender differencesReviewThe goalUse severityRecent evidenceSeverityRange of substancesRole of impulsivityDisordersImpulsivityFemale individualsGender differencesCurrent body
2013
Neural Correlates of Impulsivity in Healthy Males and Females with Family Histories of Alcoholism
DeVito EE, Meda SA, Jiantonio R, Potenza MN, Krystal JH, Pearlson GD. Neural Correlates of Impulsivity in Healthy Males and Females with Family Histories of Alcoholism. Neuropsychopharmacology 2013, 38: 1854-1863. PMID: 23584260, PMCID: PMC3746701, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2013.92.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use measuresNeural correlatesFHP individualsImpulse controlHigher self-reported impulsivityGreater BOLD signalFHN groupSelf-reported impulsivityAlcohol useInferior frontal gyrusLeft anterior insulaUse measuresImpulsivity factorsAnterior insulaFrontal gyrusGreater activationImpulsivityAddictive disordersNeural systemsScanner measuresSuccessful inhibitionBOLD signalSex differencesBehavioral traitsAddiction
2008
Response to comments on ‘Methylphenidate improves response inhibition but not reflection impulsivity in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)’
DeVito E, Sahakian B. Response to comments on ‘Methylphenidate improves response inhibition but not reflection impulsivity in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)’. Psychopharmacology 2008, 203: 187-187. DOI: 10.1007/s00213-008-1383-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethylphenidate improves response inhibition but not reflection–impulsivity in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
DeVito EE, Blackwell AD, Clark L, Kent L, Dezsery AM, Turner DC, Aitken MR, Sahakian BJ. Methylphenidate improves response inhibition but not reflection–impulsivity in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Psychopharmacology 2008, 202: 531. PMID: 18818905, PMCID: PMC2704617, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-008-1337-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderInformation Sampling TaskResponse inhibitionDeficit hyperactivity disorderHyperactivity disorderEducation-matched control groupPerformance of childrenForms of impulsivityStop-signal taskMeasures of impulsivityEffects of methylphenidateMulti-factorial constructADHD groupSignal taskImpulsivityPoor decisionsBehavioral symptomsMethylphenidateSampling tasksSame measuresPlacebo-controlled trialTaskChildrenImpairmentMeasures
2006
Impulsivity, reward sensitivity, and decision-making in subarachnoid hemorrhage survivors
SALMOND CH, DEVITO EE, CLARK L, MENON DK, CHATFIELD DA, PICKARD JD, KIRKPATRICK PJ, SAHAKIAN BJ. Impulsivity, reward sensitivity, and decision-making in subarachnoid hemorrhage survivors. Journal Of The International Neuropsychological Society 2006, 12: 697-706. PMID: 16961951, DOI: 10.1017/s135561770606084x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubarachnoid hemorrhage survivorsSAH survivorsComputerized decision-making taskAspects of impulsivityDecision-making taskDecision-making behaviorReward sensitivityComputerized tasksImpulsive respondingRisk-Taking BehaviorEmotional changesComplex deficitsIndividual's abilityPoor judgmentAnterior communicating arteryImpulsivityTaskNature of decisionDecision makingCommunicating arteryDaily livingSurvivorsArteryDiminished capacityAneurysms