Impulsivity and executive functions in polysubstance-using rave attenders

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 377-392

  Verdejo García, Antonio ^a   Del Mar Sánchez Fernández, María ^b   Alonso Maroto, Luisa María ^b   Fernández Calderón, Fermín ^c,d   Perales, Jose C ^a   Lozano, Óscar ^d   Pérez García, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c Fundacion Andaluza de Ayuda a las Drogodependencias e Insercion Social (FADAIS)   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Addiction; Drug abuse; Executive function; Impulsivity; Inhibition; Neuropsychology; Prefrontal cortex; Raves

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERSEVERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RECREATION; RESPONSE TIME; SELF CONTROL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955571092     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: 14322072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-1833-8     Document Type: Article

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