Deficient fear recognition in regular cocaine users is not attributable to elevated impulsivity or conduct disorder prior to cocaine use

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 526-532

  Morgan, M J ^a,b   Marshall, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

anti social personality disorder; Cocaine; conduct disorder; facial expression; fear; impulsivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANTI-SOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COCAINE; CONDUCT DISORDER; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; IMPULSIVITY;

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CONDUCT DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878033758     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881113477708     Document Type: Article

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