Decision-making deficits are still present in heroin abusers after short- to long-term abstinence

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 130, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 61-67

  Li, Xinyu ^a,b   Zhang, Feng ^c   Zhou, Ying ^a   Zhang, Meng ^a   Wang, Xuan ^a   Shen, Mowei ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Addiction; Decision making deficits; Heroin; Length of abstinence

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DELAY DISCOUNTING TASK; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; IOWA GAMBLING TASK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877086882     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.10.012     Document Type: Article

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