Executive Function in Pathological Gamblers and Healthy Controls

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-103

  Ledgerwood, David M ^a   Orr, Emily S ^a   Kaploun, Kristen A ^a   Milosevic, Aleks ^a   Frisch, G Ron ^b   Rupcich, Nicholas ^c   Lundahl, Leslie H ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c WINDSOR REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision making; Executive function; Gambling; Impulse control; Pathological gambling

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 84862893124     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-010-9237-6     Document Type: Article

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