ArticleInternational journal of mental health and addiction2026
Measurement of Impulsivity and Its Role in Drug Use Behaviours and Related Health, Harm and Treatment Outcomes Among People Who Use Illicit Drugs-A Scoping Review.
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- Rethinking treatment motivation in addiction care: executive functions and personality over clinical severity- a cross-sectional study.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2026Article
- Psychiatric Symptoms and Impulsivity in Patients with Substance Use Disorders: Associations with an Aggregate ASI Interviewer Severity Score.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Patterns of change in impulsivity after bariatric surgery: evidence from 24 months of follow-up.BMC surgery · 2026Article
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- Problematic Internet use and life satisfaction: a moderated mediation model with social appearance anxiety as mediator and impulsivity as moderator.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation in the Association Between Impulsivity and Severity of Substance Dependence.Clinical psychology & psychotherapyArticle
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Abstract
Impulsivity is closely implicated in substance use disorders; however, its definition and assessment among people who use illicit drugs (PWUD) are lacking consistency. This scoping review maps the existing evidence on how impulsivity has been defined, measured, and linked to drug use behaviours and consequences. A systematic search of manuscripts (1990-2025) was conducted across multiple databases, identifying 267 eligible studies. Behavioural tasks (76%) were more commonly used to measure impulsivity compared to self-reported tools (44%). The most frequently used behavioural tasks included the Iowa Gambling Task (26%) (cognitive, decision-making and risk-taking impulsivity) and the Go No-Go Task (23%) (motor impulsivity). Studies relying on self-reported measures primarily used the Barratt Impulsivity Scale (
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