Using a drug-word Stroop task to differentiate recreational from dependent drug use

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 247-255

  Smith, Dana G ^a   Ersche, Karen D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; attentional bias; recreational drug use; stimulant dependence; Stroop

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; NICOTINE; OPIATE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; RECREATIONAL DRUG;

ANTERIOR CINGULATE; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; BOLD SIGNAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPENDENT DRUG USE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG USE; DRUG WORD STROOP TEST; EMOTION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; INFERIOR FRONTAL GYRUS; MEDIAL ORBITOFRONTAL CORTEX; ORBITAL CORTEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RECREATIONAL DRUG USE; REVIEW; SALIENCE; STROOP TEST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; ALCOHOLISM; ASSOCIATION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; OPIATE ADDICTION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; REHABILITATION CARE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ATTENTION; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COGNITION DISORDERS; CUES; HUMANS; STREET DRUGS; STROOP TEST; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS;

EID: 84902147447     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1092852914000133     Document Type: Review

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