Diazepam impairs behavioral inhibition but not delay discounting or risk taking in healthy adults

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 190-193

  Acheson, Ashley ^a   Reynolds, Brady ^b   Richards, Jerry B ^c   De Wit, Harriet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON ADDICTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral inhibition; Benzodiazepine; Delay discounting; Impulsivity; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPULSIVENESS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAZEPAM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 33745609241     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1064-1297.14.2.190     Document Type: Article

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