Understanding the construct of impulsivity and its relationship to alcohol use disorders

Addiction Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 217-226

  Dick, Danielle M ^a   Smith, Gregory ^b   Olausson, Peter ^c   Mitchell, Suzanne H ^d   Leeman, Robert F ^c   O'Malley, Stephanie S ^c   Sher, Kenneth ^e  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral disinhibition; Behavioral undercontrol; Delay aversion; Impulsivity; Response inhibition; Sensation seeking

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PLANNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 76749168547     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: 13691600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2009.00190.x     Document Type: Review

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