Drinking to distraction: Does alcohol increase attentional bias in adults with ADHD?

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-117

  Roberts, Walter ^a   Fillmore, Mark T ^a   Milich, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ad libitum consumption; ADHD; Alcohol; At risk drinkers; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Attentional bias

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; LISDEXAMFETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RISK FACTOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF REPORT; TIME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SELF REPORT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864516412     PISSN: 10641297     EISSN: 19362293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026379     Document Type: Article

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