Risk-taking decisions in pathological gamblers is not a result of their impaired inhibition ability

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-77

  Kertzman, Semion ^a   Lidogoster, Helena ^a   Aizer, Anat ^a   Kotler, Moshe ^a   Dannon, Pinhas N ^a  

^a BEER YAAKOV MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Errors; IGT; Impulsivity; Pathological gamblers; Response time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 79956045276     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 01651781     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.02.021     Document Type: Article

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