Cue-Specific Reactivity in Experienced Gamblers

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 731-735

  Wulfert, Edelgard ^a   Maxson, Julie ^a   Jardin, Bianca ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

cue reactivity; excitement; gambling; heart rate; urge

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITEMENT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; RELAPSE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CUES; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 73949112104     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017134     Document Type: Article

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