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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Brian F. O'Donnell, Patrick D. Skosnik, William P. Hetrick, Daniel J. Fridberg
Summary: Chronic cannabis users showed impairments in decision making tasks compared to non-users, displaying a preference for immediate rewards, less advantageous decisions, and greater impulsivity. However, both groups had similar performance on the Probabilistic Reversal Learning Task.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Luis Felipe Sarmiento, Jorge Alexander Rios-Florez, Hector Andres Paez-Ardila, Pessi Socorro Lima de Sousa, Antonio Olivera-La Rosa, Anderson Manoel Herculano Oliveira da Silva, Amauri Gouveia Jr
Summary: Temporal discounting refers to the phenomenon where the value of a reward decreases over time. Many pathologies exhibit higher discounting rates, and this review investigates the association between pharmacological administration and changes in temporal discounting. The most significant findings include the involvement of dopamine modulation and the time-dependent effects of cortisol in temporal discounting.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Christos Lazaridis, Ali Mansour, Manasvini Singh
Summary: DC is effective in relieving intracranial hypertension, but controversy exists regarding patient selection, intracranial pressure threshold, timing, and long-term functional outcomes. Recommendations based on DECRA and RESCUEicp trials have updated guidelines, but personalized decision-making requires consideration of individual patient preferences through shared decision-making.
WORLD NEUROSURGERY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Ortal Gabrieli-Seri, Eyal Ert, Yehuda Pollak
Summary: The study reveals a link between ADHD and sub-optimal temporal decision-making and inconsistency. Individuals with higher ADHD symptoms tend to make fewer choices of the delayed option when it is better, but more choices when it is not better. ADHD is also associated with higher inconsistency in both conditions.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Vasudeva Murthy Challakere Ramaswamy, Tony Butler, Bianca Ton, Kay Wilhelm, Philip B. Mitchell, Lee Knight, David Greenberg, Andrew Ellis, Val Gebski, Peter William Schofield
Summary: This study examined the relationship between olfactory deficits and traumatic brain injury in impulsive violent offenders. The results showed that olfactory identification ability was associated with age, cognitive ability, impulsivity, TBI severity, social connectedness, childhood sexual abuse, suicidality, and heroin use. These findings suggest that olfactory testing may have utility in further studies of offenders.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Suzanne van de Groep, Sophie W. Sweijen, Erik de Water, Eveline A. Crone
Summary: Adolescence is a period of impulsivity and increased importance of friendships. This study used a novel approach to test temporal discounting in a fMRI task involving choices that could affect outcomes for adolescents and their best friends. The results showed that younger adolescents were more impulsive, and all participants were more impulsive when it benefitted their friends. The study also revealed the neural mechanisms underlying temporal decision making in adolescents.
DEVELOPMENTAL COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Vasudeva Murthy Challakere Ramaswamy, Tony Butler, Bianca Ton, Kay Wilhelm, Philip B. Mitchell, Lee Knight, David Greenberg, Andrew Ellis, Stephen Allnutt, Jocelyn Jones, Val Gebski, Vaughan Carr, Rodney J. Scott, Peter William Schofield
Summary: Traumatic brain injury is associated with impulsive violent behavior, and the occurrence rate of traumatic brain injury is high among impulsive violent offenders, with relevance to the severity and frequency of the injury.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Yuyang Wang, Qing Chen, Xinyu Zhang, Kai Wang, Hongwei Cheng, Xingui Chen
Summary: Patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) have varying degrees of impairment in decision-making abilities, particularly under tasks of ambiguity and risk. Accurate identification of impairments in the early stages is crucial for timely intervention and prevention of long-term cognitive consequences.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Mohamad El Haj, Ahmed A. A. Moustafa
Summary: This study found that short-term Bitcoin investors prioritize immediate rewards over delayed ones, while long-term investors focus more on long-term benefits. The temporal discounting for both money and Bitcoin was similar, indicating no significant difference between the two.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Mohamad El Haj, Marie Caillaud, Ahmed Moustafa, Adriana Prundean, Clarisse Scherer, Christophe Verny, Philippe Allain
Summary: This study assessed temporal discounting in three populations: participants with manifest Huntington disease (HD), participants with premanifest HD, and control participants. The results showed that participants with manifest HD had a higher preference for immediate rewards, indicating higher temporal discounting, compared to participants with premanifest HD and control participants. Additionally, significant correlations were found between temporal discounting and inhibition test scores in participants with manifest HD.
NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Magdalen G. Schluter, David C. Hodgins
Summary: The study suggests a potential maintaining role of probabilistic discounting in gambling disorder, but does not support a maintaining role for delay discounting.
FRONTIERS IN BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Nikita Tuli Sood, Celia Godfrey, Sarah Youn, Clara Chavez Arana, Vicki Anderson, Jonathan M. Payne, Cathy Catroppa
Summary: This study developed a novel computerized Decision-Making Task (DMT) to assess decision-making abilities in children and adolescents, and validated it in a pediatric TBI population. Significant differences were found in DMT performance between children post-TBI and the control group. The DMT showed acceptable psychometric properties, with variable findings for convergent validity with working memory, functional outcomes, and behavior. This study is the first to develop and investigate a computerized task for assessing decision-making skills in a pediatric TBI population.
NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Cyril Atkinson-Clement, Mael Lebreton, Leila Patsalides, Astrid de Liege, Yanica Klein, Emmanuel Roze, Emmanuelle Deniau, Andreas Hartmann, Stefano Palminteri, Yulia Worbe
Summary: Tourette syndrome (TS) and its comorbidities are associated with risky behavior, but it is unclear if this translates to a general attitude towards risk. This study found that impaired evaluation of risk and ambiguity in TS was not related to TS itself, but rather to the presence of comorbidities.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Marta Malesza, Kasper Kalinowski
Summary: This study examined the impact of Dark Triad traits on social and delay discounting through tasks involving hypothetical money choices. Results showed that individuals scoring high in psychopathy and Machiavellianism were more selfish and less willing to share, while those scoring high in narcissism were more willing to share. Furthermore, a positive correlation was observed between delay and social discounting.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sangil Lee, Trishala Parthasarathi, Nicole Cooper, Gal Zauberman, Caryn Lerman, Joseph W. Kable
Summary: Multiple theories in psychology suggest that people discount future rewards because they imagine them less vividly than immediate events, thereby reducing their perceived value. This study provides neuroscientific evidence for this proposal, showing that neural measures of vividness decline as rewards are delayed farther into the future.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuen Yu Chong, Wai Tong Chien, Ho Yu Cheng, Demetris Lamnisos, Jelena Lubenko, Giovambattista Presti, Valeria Squatrito, Marios Constantinou, Christiana Nicolaou, Savvas Papacostas, Gokcen Aydin, Francisco J. Ruiz, Maria B. Garcia-Martin, Diana P. Obando-Posada, Miguel A. Segura-Vargas, Vasilis S. Vasiliou, Louise McHugh, Stefan Hofer, Adriana Baban, David Dias Neto, Ana Nunes da Silva, Jean-Louis Monestes, Javier Alvarez-Galvez, Marisa Paez Blarrina, Francisco Montesinos, Sonsoles Valdivia Salas, Dorottya Ori, Bartosz Kleszcz, Raimo Lappalainen, Iva Ivanovic, David Gosar, Frederick Dionne, Rhonda M. Merwin, Andrew T. Gloster, Maria Karekla, Angelos P. Kassianos
Summary: The study found that psychological flexibility plays a significant mediating role in the impact of illness perceptions of COVID-19 on mental health across regions, while the roles of seeking social support, problem-solving, and prosociality vary.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Joseph Lavelle, Neil Dunne, Hugh E. Mulcahy, Louise McHugh
Summary: The study compared the effectiveness of two different types of chatbot interventions, finding no significant differences in thought believability, negativity, discomfort associated with thoughts, and willingness to have negative self-referential thoughts among participants. High attrition rates of 72% indicate limited intervention effectiveness.
PSYCHOLOGICAL RECORD
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Angela Browne, Owen Stafford, Anna Berry, Eddie Murphy, Laura K. Taylor, Mark Shevlin, Louise McHugh, Alan Carr, Tom Burke
Summary: This study found that individuals with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) reported significantly increased psychological distress over time during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared to those without ACEs. Psychological flexibility was strongly associated with decreases in psychological distress and improved wellbeing. It also played a significant mediating role in the relationship between ACEs and wellbeing.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Angelos P. Kassianos, Alexandros Georgiou, Maria Kyprianidou, Demetris Lamnisos, Jelena Lubenko, Giovambattista Presti, Valeria Squatrito, Marios Constantinou, Christiana Nicolaou, Savvas Papacostas, Gokcen Aydin, Yuen Yu Chong, Wai Tong Chien, Ho Yu Cheng, Francisco J. Ruiz, Maria B. Garcia-Martin, Diana Obando, Miguel A. Segura-Vargas, Vasilis S. Vasiliou, Louise McHugh, Stefan Hoefer, Adriana Baban, David Dias Neto, Ana Nunes da Silva, Jean-Louis Monestes, Javier Alvarez-Galvez, Marisa Paez Blarrina, Francisco Montesinos, Sonsoles Valdivia Salas, Dorottya Ori, Bartosz Kleszcz, Raimo Lappalainen, Iva Ivanovic, David Gosar, Frederick Dionne, Rhonda M. Merwin, Andreas Chatzittofis, Evangelia Konstantinou, Sofia Economidou, Andrew T. Gloster, Maria Karekla, Anastasia Constantinidou
Summary: This study examined the impact of COVID-19 on mental health, specifically comparing cancer patients to non-cancer participants. Findings showed that cancer patients were more likely to follow protective guidelines, experienced less stress, displayed higher psychological flexibility, and exhibited higher levels of positive affect.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Orla Moran, Julie Doyle, Oonagh Giggins, Louise McHugh, Evelyn Gould, Suzanne Smith, Shane Gavin, Nisanth Sojan, Gordon Boyle
Summary: This research aims to evaluate a digital acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) intervention for improving self-management behaviors and distress levels in individuals with cardiac conditions. The intervention will be delivered through a digital health self-management platform, and the study will utilize a randomized multiple baseline single case experimental design. The findings will contribute to understanding how a digital ACT intervention can best meet the needs of cardiac patients.
JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Joseph Lavelle, Darragh Storan, Varsha Eswara Murthy, Noemi De Dominicis, Hugh E. Mulcahy, Louise McHugh
Summary: This study investigated psychological interventions targeting distress in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and found that brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) interventions may be effective in reducing stress and improving psychological flexibility.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Andreas Larsson, Sinead Hartley, Louise McHugh
Summary: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a brief internet intervention based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for promoting general mental health among college students. The results indicated significant improvements in general mental health in the ACT processes group compared with the wait-list control group.
JOURNAL OF CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Emma Hoctor, Eddie Murphy, Leda Connaughton, Martin O'Connor, Louise McHugh, Heidi McCarron, Julie Breen, Gary O'Reilly
Summary: This study aims to describe the opinions of schoolchildren with low levels of subjective well-being towards A Lust for Life Schools Programme and illustrate their descriptions of emotions, coping skills, relationships, and well-being-related concepts. The findings suggest that the programme is an enjoyable and beneficial way for students to learn emotional literacy and coping skills in a social, interactive manner.
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Alison Stapleton, Francisco J. Ruiz, Louise McHugh
Summary: This study examined the impact of cultural context and gender on generalized pliance and psychological inflexibility. It found that generalized pliance was higher in the Irish context compared to the Colombian context. In the Irish context, females reported higher levels of generalized pliance and psychological inflexibility compared to males. In the Colombian context, females reported higher levels of psychological inflexibility compared to males. Longitudinal studies across different cultures are needed to analyze the developmental trajectories of generalized pliance and psychological inflexibility.
PSYCHOLOGICAL RECORD
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Martin O'Connor, Alison Stapleton, Kate Barrett, Oisin Byrne, Niall McGinley, Nina Slingerland, Nicole Lee, Sarah Michalek, Louise Anita McHugh
Summary: The study evaluated the psychometric properties of the ACTive Values Wheel, indicating evidence of validity in some aspects but not found incremental validity over existing measures of valued living.
PSYCHOLOGICAL RECORD
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Orla Moran, Louise McHugh
JOURNAL OF CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
M. O'Connor, A. Tennyson, M. Timmons, L. McHugh
JOURNAL OF CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Martin O'Connor, Philip Byrne, Francisco J. Ruiz, Louise McHugh
Article
Psychology, Biological
Varsha Eswara Murthy, Matthieu Villatte, Louise McHugh
LEARNING AND MOTIVATION
(2019)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Lynn Farrell, Fiona Corcoran, Emily Sandoz, Louise McHugh
JOURNAL OF CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE
(2019)
