Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 91, Issue 2 , Pages 213-219 , 1 December 2007

Negative emotion-driven impulsivity predicts substance dependence problems

  • Antonio Verdejo-García

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacology and Clinical Neurosciences Research Unit, Institut Municipal d’Investigació Mèdica, Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona, Dr. Aiguader 88, Barcelona 08003, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34933160458; fax: +34933160467.
    • ,
  • Antoine Bechara

      Affiliations

    • Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
    • Department of Neurology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
    • ,
  • Emily C. Recknor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
    • ,
  • Miguel Pérez-García

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neurosciences F. Olóriz, Universidad de Granada, Granada 18071, Spain

Received 28 March 2007 ,Revised 23 May 2007 ,Accepted 27 May 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2007.05.025

Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 91, Issue 2 , Pages 213-219 , 1 December 2007

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