Measuring impulsivity in adolescents with serious substance and conduct problems

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Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-15

  Thompson, Laetitia L ^a,b,c   Whitmore, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Raymond, Kristen M ^a,d   Crowley, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Box C268 29 ^*  (United States)

^c UCHSC Neuropsychology Laboratory   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Conduct disorder; Impulsivity; Response inhibition; Substance dependence

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MALE; MEMORY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; MEMORY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33744527736     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191105282247     Document Type: Article

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