Addictive disorders, bipolar spectrum and the impulsive link: The psychopathology of a self-regenerating pathway

Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 33-45

  Maremmani, Icro ^a,b,c,d   Pacini, Matteo ^a,b   Perugi, Giulio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b G DE LISIO INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c Association for the Application of Neuroscientific Knowledge to Social Aims   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bipolar spectrum; Hypophoria; Impulse control disorders; Pleasure seeking; Substance abuse addiction

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EUPHORIA; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; IMPULSIVENESS; MANIA; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 27144442073     PISSN: 15921638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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