Executive cognitive functioning predicts reactive aggression in boys at high risk for substance abuse: A prospective study

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 740-744

  Giancola, Peter R ^a   Moss, Howard B ^a   Martin, Christopher S ^a   Kirisci, Levent ^a   Tarter, Ralph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive Cognitive Functioning (ECF); Prefrontal Cortex; Reactive Aggression; Substance Abuse

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

AGGRESSION; ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0029922744     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01680.x     Document Type: Article

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