@article{ref1,
title="Impulsivity across substance use categories: consideration of sex/gender",
journal="Current behavioral neuroscience reports",
year="2020",
author="DeVito, Elise E. and Weinberger, Andrea H. and Pang, Raina D. and Petersen, Nicole and Fagle, Tessa and Allen, Alicia M.",
volume="7",
number="3",
pages="109-127",
abstract="PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The goal was to review recent (1/2015-2/2020) evidence of impulsivity as a feature of substance use disorders or use of substances (alcohol, cannabis, nicotine, opioids, stimulants) in males compared to females in terms of: a) impulsivity in substance-using groups (or substance-using compared to control groups), and b) relationship between impulsivity and substance use behavior, clinical severity, or treatment outcomes. RECENT FINDINGS: Of 361 papers identified by the searches, 69 met inclusion criteria, and 39 were highlighted for considering sex/gender in relation to impulsivity in substance-using populations. Taken together, findings supported higher impulsivity in males and females who use substances, relative to controls; and higher impulsivity was linked with more substance use/severity in both sex/genders. There were mixed findings regarding male versus female differences in impulsivity among individuals who use substances, or in the magnitude of the relationship between impulsivity and substance use severity. SUMMARY: The current body of evidence does not point to a consistent sex/gender difference in the role of impulsivity within and across substance use disorders. Impulsivity is a clinically-relevant construct for male and female individuals who use substances, across a range of substances.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2196-2979",
doi="10.1007/s40473-020-00213-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40473-020-00213-6"
}