Do executive and reactive disinhibition mediate the effects of familial substance use disorders on adolescent externalizing outcomes?

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 528-542

  Handley, Elizabeth D ^a   Chassin, Laurie ^a   Haller, Moira M ^a   Bountress, Kaitlin E ^a   Dandreaux, Danielle ^a   Beltran, Iris ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Externalizing spectrum; Familial substance use disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXECUTIVE DISINHIBITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FAMILY HISTORY; GRANDPARENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARENT; PREDICTION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTIVE DISINHIBITION; SENSATION SEEKING; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOM; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 80051822784     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024162     Document Type: Article

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