title: Impulsivity in remitted depression: a meta-analytical review.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Depressive disorder and suicide have been associated with impulsivity in several studies. This paper aimed to review measures of trait impulsivity in remitted depressive disorder.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used keywords "impulsivity and depression"; "impulsivity and depressive disorder" to narrow down our search on Medline, EMBASE and Psychinfo to include those studies that had reported impulsivity scores using validated and reliable assessment measures in remitted depressive disorder. We searched all English language studies from 1990 to December 2012 with 9 reports meeting the inclusion criteria for depression, which were then reviewed by the two reviewers independently. We generated weighted mean differences (WMDs) for depression from the pooled data using RevManager 5.1 from Cochrane analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS) 11 was the instrument commonly used in depression. 9 studies met inclusion criteria in depression, which yielded a WMD of 10.12 on BIS 11 total scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a strong association of impulsivity and depression, which persists even in remission.
authors.affiliation: Senior Registrar, NWMH, Melbourne Health, Victoria, Australia. Electronic address: saddichha@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sahoo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saddichha
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry & Psychiatrist, Burnaby Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schuetz
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: BIS 11; Depression; Impulsivity; Meta-analysis