A preliminary experimental investigation of emotion dysregulation and impulsivity in risky behaviours

Behaviour Change

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 127-142

  Weiss, Nicole H ^a   Tull, Matthew T ^b   Davis, Lindsey T ^c   Searcy, Jasmin ^d   Williams, Iman ^d   Gratz, Kim L ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Emotion dysregulation; Experimental design; Impulsivity; Risky behaviours

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION MODULATION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; IMPULSIVITY REDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84930339102     PISSN: 08134839     EISSN: 20497768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/bec.2015.5     Document Type: Article

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