Limbic system activity and drug dreaming in drug-addicted subjects

Neuropsychoanalysis

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 201-206

  Colace, C ^a   Claps, M ^b   Antognoli, A ^a   Sperandio, R ^a   Sardi, D ^a   Benedetti, A ^a  

^a ASL Viterbo   (Italy)

^b Addiction Treatment Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug craving; Drug dependence; Drug dreams; Limbic system; Neuropsychoanalysis; Psychoanalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959619282     PISSN: 15294145     EISSN: 20443978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15294145.2010.10773647     Document Type: Article

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