Giancola and Moss (1998) report that mild executive dysfunction in alcoholics and those at-risk for alcohol dependence by family history appears greater in individuals with comorbid ASPD, ADHD, or conduct disorder. Compromised executive function may be an underlying etiologic substrate of disorders of behavioral dysregulation and not limited to risk for alcohol dependence. This is consistent with the documented executive function deficits in individuals with ADHD, conduct disorder, and ASPD (Barkley et al. 1992; Doyle 2006; Herba et al. 2006; Pajer et al. 2008; Stevens et al. 2003).
