Impulsivity-Compulsivity Axis: Evidence of Its Clinical Validity to Individually Classify Subjects on the Use/Abuse of Information and Communication Technologies

The compulsive habit model proposed by Everitt and Robbins has accumulated important empirical evidence. One of their proposals is the existence an axis, on which each a person with particular addiction can be located depending evolutionary moment his/her addictive process. objective present study to contribute in addressing identification such as few studies related it have been published date. To do so, use/abuse Information Communication Technologies (ICT) was quantified initial sample 807 subjects. Questionnaires were also delivered measure impulsivity, compulsivity symptoms prefrontal dysfunction. Evidence axis obtained means Machine Learning techniques, thus allowing classification subject along continuum. provides preliminary evidence Impulsivity-Compulsivity well IT tool so that patient starts getting treatment for statistically classified “impulsive” or “compulsive.” This would allow matching most appropriate addiction/abuse process, facilitating individualized design therapeutic process possible improvement results treatment.