Behavioral and biological indicators of impulsivity in the development of alcohol use, problems, and disorders

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1334-1345

  Lejuez, C W ^a   Magidson, Jessica F ^a   Mitchell, Suzanne H ^b   Sinha, Rajita ^c   Stevens, Michael C ^c   De Wit, Harriet ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

AUDs; Behavior; Biology; Impulsivity; Review

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; SEROTONIN 2A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

AFFECT; AGGRESSION; AGGRESSIVENESS; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CONDUCT DISORDER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXTRAVERSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LOCOMOTION; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSIS; ORBITAL CORTEX; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; RATING SCALE; RELAPSE; REVIEW; REWARD; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT INDICATION; VIOLENCE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77954941107     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2010.01217.x     Document Type: Review

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