Self-reported differences on measures of executive function and hypersexual behavior in a patient and community sample of men

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-127

  Reid, Rory C ^a   Karim, Reef ^b   McCrory, Erin ^c   Carpenter, Bruce N ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Executive function; Hypersexuality; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR RATING INVENTORY OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTION ADULT VERSION; BEHAVIORAL REGULATION INDEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; GLOBAL EXECUTIVE COMPOSITE; HUMAN; HYPERSEXUALITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTURBATION; PUBLICATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; UTAH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749270524     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207450903165577     Document Type: Article

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