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Executive dysfunction as a risk marker for substance abuse: the role of impulsive personality traits.

Behavioral sciences & the law - 1 Jan 2008

Dolan Sara L, Bechara Antoine, Nathan Peter E

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The relationships between family history of substance use, executive functions, impaired decision making, and current substance dependence are the focus of this study. Thirty-eight substance-dependent inpatients were compared with 30 community controls on performance on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, Trail-Making Test-B, the Stroop Color Word Test, the Wais-II Digit Span, and the Iowa Gambling Task. Recent...

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PMID: 19039793
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.845

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