Neurobehavioral disinhibition in childhood predicts early age at onset of substance use disorder

R. E. TARTER ; L. KIRISCI ; A. MEZZICH ; J. R. CORNELIUS ; PAJER K. ; M. VANYUKOV ; GARDNER W. ; T. BLACKSON ; D. CLARK | 2003
Dans American Journal of Psychiatry (Vol.160, n°6, June 2003) Article : Périodique

Objective: This longitudinal study had three aims: 1) determine the extent to which boys at high average risk and low average risk for substance use disorder differ on a construct of neurobehavioral disinhibition, 2) evaluate the capacity of neu[...]

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Sex differences in cortisol level and neurobehavioral disinhibition in children of substance abusers

PAJER K. ; GARDNER W. ; G. P. KIRILLOVA ; M. M. VANYUKOV | 2001
Dans Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse (Vol.10, n°4, 2001) Article : Périodique

This investigation determined the extent to which cortisol level, an index of HPA axis activity, covaries with neurobehavioral disinhibition. The sample consisted of 369 boys and 91 girls who were assigned to either a high average risk (HAR) gro[...]

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Substance abuse in parents and their adolescent offspring: the role of sexual maturation and sensation seeking

G. P. KIRILLOVA ; M. M. VANYUKOV ; GAVALER J. S. ; PAJER K. ; M. DUNN ; R. E. TARTER | 2001
Dans Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse (Vol.10, n°4, 2001) Article : Périodique

A test of a theory positing a role of sexual maturation and behavioral self-regulation in the development of early onset substance use disorders (Tarter et al., 1999) was conducted. The rate of maturation in adolescent males across three timepoi[...]

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