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02-05-2006, 06:09 AM
The Conceptualization and Role of Impulsivity: Bipolar Disorder and Substance Abuse
By Donald M. Dougherty, Ph.D., Dawn M. Marsh, Ph.D., Charles W. Mathias, Ph.D., and Alan C. Swann, M.D.
Psychiatric Times July 2005 Vol. XXII Issue 8
Impulsivity is a prominent characteristic of both bipolar disorder (BD) (Swann et al., 2003, 2001) and substance abuse disorder (SA) (Moeller and Dougherty, 2002). Furthermore, the comorbidity of BD with SA is a well-documented pattern of psychiatric presentation (e.g., Krishnan, 2005). The strength of this association has been attributed to common underlying biobehavioral processes of impulsivity in BD and SA (Dougherty et al., 2004; Swann et al., 2004). However, each of these psychiatric conditions may also involve separate aspects of impulsivity
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By Donald M. Dougherty, Ph.D., Dawn M. Marsh, Ph.D., Charles W. Mathias, Ph.D., and Alan C. Swann, M.D.
Psychiatric Times July 2005 Vol. XXII Issue 8
Impulsivity is a prominent characteristic of both bipolar disorder (BD) (Swann et al., 2003, 2001) and substance abuse disorder (SA) (Moeller and Dougherty, 2002). Furthermore, the comorbidity of BD with SA is a well-documented pattern of psychiatric presentation (e.g., Krishnan, 2005). The strength of this association has been attributed to common underlying biobehavioral processes of impulsivity in BD and SA (Dougherty et al., 2004; Swann et al., 2004). However, each of these psychiatric conditions may also involve separate aspects of impulsivity
read whole article (http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=167100539)