Neuropsychological performance, impulsivity, symptoms of ADHD, and Cloninger's personality traits in pathological gambling

Addiction Research and Theory

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 216-226

  Black, Donald W ^a   Smith, Megan M ^a   Forbush, Kelsie T ^b   Shaw, Martha C ^a   McCormick, Brett A ^a   Moser, David J ^a   Allen, Jeff M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Impulsivity; Neuropsychology; Pathological gambling; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876767498     PISSN: 16066359     EISSN: 14767392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/16066359.2012.705399     Document Type: Article

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