Impaired decision making on the Balloon Analogue Risk Task as a result of long-term alcohol use

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1071-1081

  Campbell, James A ^a   Samartgis, Jodi R ^a   Crowe, Simon F ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Balloon Analogue Risk Task; Cognition; Decision making; Wisconsin Card Sort Test

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STATISTICS; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK-TAKING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 84890560372     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2013.856382     Document Type: Article

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