The role of decision-making in cannabis-related problems among young adults

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 154, Issue , 2015, Pages 214-221

  Gonzalez, Raul ^a   Schuster, Randi M ^b   Mermelstein, Robin M ^c   Diviak, Kathleen R ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Cannabis; Decision making

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BARRATT IMPULSIVENESS SCALE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS USE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOPKINS VERBAL LEARNING TEST REVISED; HUMAN; IOWA GAMBLING TASK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARIJUANA PROBLEMS SCALE; NEUROCOGNITIVE FUNCTIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; WECHSLER TEST OF ADULT READING; WENDER UTAH RATING SCALE; YOUNG ADULT; GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

CANNABIS; CANNABIS SATIVA;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938956949     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.06.046     Document Type: Article

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