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Citation

Saddichha S, Schuetz CG. Asian J. Psychiatry 2014; 9C: 13-16.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry & Psychiatrist, Burnaby Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ajp.2014.02.003

PMID

24813029

Abstract

AIM: Depressive disorder and suicide have been associated with impulsivity in several studies. This paper aimed to review measures of trait impulsivity in remitted depressive disorder.

METHODS: We used keywords "impulsivity and depression"; "impulsivity and depressive disorder" to narrow down our search on Medline, EMBASE and Psychinfo to include those studies that had reported impulsivity scores using validated and reliable assessment measures in remitted depressive disorder. We searched all English language studies from 1990 to December 2012 with 9 reports meeting the inclusion criteria for depression, which were then reviewed by the two reviewers independently. We generated weighted mean differences (WMDs) for depression from the pooled data using RevManager 5.1 from Cochrane analysis.

RESULTS: The Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS) 11 was the instrument commonly used in depression. 9 studies met inclusion criteria in depression, which yielded a WMD of 10.12 on BIS 11 total scores.

CONCLUSION: There is a strong association of impulsivity and depression, which persists even in remission.


Language: en

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