Effects of 0.4g/kg alcohol on attentional bias and alcohol-seeking behaviour in heavy and moderate social drinkers

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1017-1025

  Fernie, Gordon ^a,b   Christiansen, Paul ^a   Cole, Jon C ^a   Rose, Abigail K ^a   Field, Matt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; attentional bias; priming; tolerance

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL SEEKING BEHAVIOR; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SENSITIZATION; TASTE PREFERENCE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALCOHOLISM; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; BEER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862843748     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881111434621     Document Type: Article

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