Traits linked to executive and reward systems functioning in clients undergoing residential treatment for substance dependence

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 70, Issue , 2014, Pages 194-199

  Lyvers, Michael ^a   Hinton, Rachel ^a   Gotsis, Stephanie ^a   Roddy, Michelle ^a   Edwards, Mark S ^a   Thorberg, Fred Arne ^a,b,c  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alexithymia; Frontal lobe

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904897983     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.07.004     Document Type: Article

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