Addiction: A Disease of Volition Caused by a Cognitive Impairment

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 669-674

  Campbell, William G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcoholism; Conation; Disease; Drug addiction; Impaired volition; Substance dependence

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ALCOHOLISM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MEMORY; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0348134926     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370304801005     Document Type: Review

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