Impulsivity and cognitive distortions in pathological gamblers attending the UK National Problem Gambling Clinic: A preliminary report

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2625-2635

  Michalczuk, R ^a   Bowden Jones, H ^b   Verdejo Garcia, A ^a,c   Clark, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Behavioural addiction; decision making; delay discounting; problem gambling; risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REWARD; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT; PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857241095     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329171100095X     Document Type: Article

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