Neuroimaging the Effectiveness of Substance Use Disorder Treatments

Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 408-433

  Cabrera, Elizabeth A ^a   Wiers, Corinde E ^a   Lindgren, Elsa ^a   Miller, Gregg ^a   Volkow, Nora D ^a,b   Wang, Gene Jack ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; MRI; Neuroimaging; PET; Substance use disorder; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMISULPRIDE; ARIPIPRAZOLE; BACLOFEN; CARFENTANIL; DIAMORPHINE; ESCITALOPRAM; METHADONE; MODAFINIL; NALTREXONE; NORTROPANE DERIVATIVE; ONDANSETRON; RACLOPRIDE C 11; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; [11C] N (3 IODOPRO 2E ENYL) 2BETA CARBOMETHOXY 3BETA (4′ METHYLPHENYL) NORTROPANE;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DECISION MAKING; DEFAULT MODE NETWORK; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; METHADONE TREATMENT; METHAMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE; NEUROFEEDBACK; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROMODULATION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STROOP TEST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VIRTUAL REALITY EXPOSURE THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CRAVING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRENDS;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CRAVING; HUMANS; METHADONE; NALTREXONE; NEUROFEEDBACK; NEUROIMAGING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84968653105     PISSN: 15571890     EISSN: 15571904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11481-016-9680-y     Document Type: Article

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