Hamilton researchers find consistent links between capacity to delay gratification and ADHD, obesity
Two new studies led by researchers from St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and McMaster University have found that individuals diagnosed with ADHD or obesity are more likely to choose smaller immediate rewards over larger future rewards.
This reduced capacity to delay gratification in many individuals diagnosed with ADHD or obesity may lead to new approaches for the clinical treatment of these conditions.
The studies, led by Drs. James MacKillop and Michael Amlung of the Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, have been published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging and Psychological Medicine.