Neurobiology of Adolescent Substance Use Disorders

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 367-375

  Sharma, Aditi ^a   Morrow, Jonathan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Adolescence; Development; Neurobiology; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MATURATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PEER GROUP; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; SUBCORTEX; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEER PRESSURE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PEER INFLUENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84963545377     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: 15580490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2016.02.001     Document Type: Review

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