Binge Drinking in Young Adults: Data, Definitions, and Determinants

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 142-156

  Courtney, Kelly E ^a   Polich, John ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

binge drinking; definitions; epidemiology; neuropsychological; review

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58249140206     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014414     Document Type: Article

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