Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
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Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
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Neuropsychological and behavioral assessment of impulsivity in adolescents: a systematic review

Avaliação neuropsicológica e comportamental da impulsividade em adolescentes: uma revisão sistemática

Alice Rodrigues Willhelm; Paula Madeira Fortes; Fernanda Rasch Czermainski; Aline Schwalm Andrade Rates; Rosa Maria Martins de Almeida

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Abstract

Abstract Introduction: The aim of neuropsychological assessment is to understand the multifaceted relationship between behavior, cognition and brain organization. The main objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature on impulsivity and inhibitory control in healthy adolescents and preadolescents. Method: Three researchers conducted a systematic review on November 25, 2014. The first step was to conduct searches on the Web of Knowledge and PubMed databases for articles in English using the following keywords: child; adolescents; impulsivity; inhibition; inhibitory control; and neuropsychology. The second step was to analyze all the references cited in the articles selected from the search results in order to identify further literature. Results: Just 13 articles met all the inclusion criteria. There was no consistency in the aims of these studies, or in the instruments or procedures employed. Conclusion: There was no uniformity among the articles that met all the criteria in terms of any of the items analyzed. There was considerable heterogeneity in these studies of impulsivity and inhibitory control, and few of them evaluated healthy samples.

Keywords

Adolescence, neuropsychology, impulsivity, inhibitory control, systematic review

Resumo

Resumo Introdução: O objetivo da avaliação neuropsicológica é compreender a relação multifacetada entre comportamento, cognição e organização cerebral. O principal objetivo deste estudo foi conduzir uma revisão sistemática da literatura sobre impulsividade e controle inibitório em pré-adolescentes e adolescentes saudáveis. Métodos: Três pesquisadores conduziram uma revisão sistemática em 25 de novembro de 2014. O primeiro passo foi fazer pesquisas nas bases de dados Web of Knowledge e PubMed buscando artigos em inglês usando as seguintes palavras-chave: child; adolescents; impulsivity; inhibition; inhibitory control; e neuropsychology. O segundo passo foi analisar todas as referências citadas nos artigos selecionados a fim de identificar mais literatura. Resultados: Apenas 13 artigos preencheram todos os critérios de inclusão. Não houve consistência nos objetivos desses estudos, ou nos instrumentos ou procedimentos empregados. Conclusões: Não houve uniformidade entre os artigos que preencheram todos os critérios em termos de qualquer um dos itens analisados. Houve uma heterogeneidade considerável nesses estudos sobre impulsividade e controle inibitório, e poucos deles avaliaram amostras saudáveis.

Palavras-chave

Adolescência, neuropsicologia, impulsividade, controle inibitório, revisão sistemática

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