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ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2020

Testing the transdiagnostic hypothesis of inhibitory control deficits in addictions: An experimental study on gambling disorder.

Barbara Penolazzi, Fabio Del Missier, Davide Francesco Stramaccia, Anna Laura Monego, Luigi Castelli, Amalia Manzan, Marco Bertoli, Giovanni Galfano

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Article in Journal of behavioral addictions, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Barbara Penolazzi1Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Weiss, 21, I-34128, Trieste, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8717-6233
Fabio Del Missier1Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Via Weiss, 21, I-34128, Trieste, Italy.
Davide Francesco Stramaccia2Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia, 8, I-35131, Padova, Italy.
Anna Laura Monego2Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia, 8, I-35131, Padova, Italy.
Luigi Castelli2Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia, 8, I-35131, Padova, Italy.
Amalia Manzan3Unità Locale Socio Sanitaria, Belluno, Italy.
Marco Bertoli4Azienda per l'Assistenza Sanitaria 2 Bassa Friulana-Isontina, Italy.
Giovanni Galfano2Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova, Via Venezia, 8, I-35131, Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5327-4062
University of Padua · ITUniversity of Trieste · ITASL Roma · IT

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsMany psychopathologies, including addictions, are characterized by inhibitory control deficits. In this regard, recent studies on substance-related disorders (SRD) have shown an impairment in the ability to inhibit potentially interfering memories, despite preserved motor inhibition. To investigate whether the same dissociation could also characterize gambling disorder (GD) in a transdiagnostic perspective, we tested both cognitive and motor inhibitory processes through dedicated tasks, for the first time in this behavioral addiction.

methods30 outpatients with GD and 30 healthy controls performed a go/no-go task addressing the integrity of motor inhibition, and the Retrieval Practice Paradigm, a task addressing the integrity of memory inhibition as indexed by the Retrieval-Induced Forgetting (RIF) effect. Self-report questionnaires assessing impulsivity were also administered.

resultsWhereas RIF was similar across the two groups, patients showed more commission errors in the go/no-go task, and higher self-rated scores of impulsivity than controls. DISCUSSION: The present findings suggest preserved memory inhibition and impaired motor response inhibition in GD, a pattern of inhibitory deficits opposite to that previously reported for SRD. Therefore, although both GD and SRD are characterized by altered inhibitory processing, a more fine-grained analysis revealed a specific inhibitory profile indicating vulnerability in different inhibitory components.

conclusionThe present study highlights the need to investigate the multifaceted construct of inhibition more thoroughly, using performance measures able to assess its various components. This approach would enable to both better characterize different psychopathologies and orient their treatment.

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Inhibition, PsychologicalAdultAgedBehavior, AddictiveCognitive DysfunctionExecutive FunctionFemaleGamblingHumansMaleMental RecallMiddle AgedPsychomotor Performanceaddictive disordersgamblingresponse inhibitionretrieval-induced forgettingsubstance-related disorderstransdiagnostic approach

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