Impulsivity in borderline personality disorder: Reward-based decision-making and its relationship to emotional distress

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 785-799

  Lawrence, Katherine A ^a   Allen, J Sabura ^a   Chanen, Andrew M ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BORDERLINE STATE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REWARD;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650456871     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: 0885579X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi.2010.24.6.785     Document Type: Article

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