Excessive discounting of delayed rewards in substance abusers with gambling problems

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 25-32

  Petry, Nancy M ^a   Casarella, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Delay discounting; Gambling; Impulsivity; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD;

ADULT; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REWARD; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032983714     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-8716(99)00010-1     Document Type: Article

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