Discounting of delayed rewards and executive dysfunction in individuals infected with hepatitis C

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 176-186

  Huckans, Marilyn ^a,b   Seelye, Adriana ^a,d   Woodhouse, Jonathan ^a,e   Parcel, Tiffany ^a,f   Mull, Lisa ^a,f   Schwartz, Daniel ^a,b   Mitchell, Alex ^a,b   Lahna, David ^a,b   Johnson, Amy ^a   Loftis, Jennifer ^a,b   Woods, Steven Paul ^g   Mitchell, Suzanne H ^b,c   Hoffman, William ^a,b  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delay discounting; Hepatitis C; Impulsive behavior; Neuropsychology; Substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REWARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VETERAN;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REWARD; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; VETERANS;

EID: 79551717339     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2010.499355     Document Type: Article

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