Delay Discounting as a Transdiagnostic Process in Psychiatric Disorders: A Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Delay discounting is a behavioral economic index of impulsive preferences for smaller-immediate or larger-delayed rewards that is argued to be a transdiagnostic process across health conditions. Studies suggest some psychiatric disorders are associated with differences in discounting compared with controls, but null findings have also been reported.

Objective

To conduct a meta-analysis of the published literature on delay discounting in people with psychiatric disorders.

Data sources

PubMed, MEDLINE, PsycInfo, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched through December 10, 2018. The psychiatric keywords used were based on DSM-IV or DSM-5 diagnostic categories. Collected data were analyzed from December 10, 2018, through June 1, 2019.

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SUBMITTER: Amlung M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6714026 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature