TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Alcohol-dependent individuals discount sex at higher rates than controls
JO  - Drug and alcohol dependence
A1  - Jarmolowicz, David P.
A1  - Bickel, Warren K.
A1  - Gatchalian, Kirstin M.
SP  - 320
EP  - 323
VL  - 131
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: Research on delay discounting has expanded our understanding of substance dependence in many ways. Recently, orderly discounting of sexual rewards has been demonstrated in both substance-dependent individuals, and healthy controls. Less clear, however, is if rates of sexual discounting are higher than controls in alcohol-dependent-individuals. METHODS: 20 alcohol-dependent individuals and 21 healthy control participants completed two delay-discounting tasks. One task involved monetary rewards, whereas the other involved the discounting of sexual rewards (i.e., number of sex acts). RESULTS: Alcohol dependent individuals discounted sexual rewards at significantly higher rates than did controls. There was a trend toward, but not a similarly significant relation for the discounting of monetary rewards. CONCLUSIONS: Rates of sexual discounting are elevated in alcohol dependent individuals. If this relation is replicated in other at risk populations, the rapid devaluation of sexual rewards may be a laboratory marker of impulsive sexual choices.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0376-8716
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.12.014
ID  - ref1
ER  -