Impaired fear recognition in regular recreational cocaine users

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-159

  Kemmis, L ^a   Hall, J K ^a   Kingston, R ^a   Morgan, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Cocaine; Emotion; Facial expression; Fear; Psychopath

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; KETAMINE; PSILOCYBINE; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; RESPONSE VARIABLE; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMYGDALA; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34648820403     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-007-0829-5     Document Type: Article

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