title: Behavioral restraint and symptoms of attention deficit disorder in alcoholics and pathological gamblers.
abstract: Adult alcoholics as well as pathological gamblers reported that, as children, they had higher than control levels of attention deficit disorder-related behaviors. On the other hand, alcoholics and only a subset of gamblers showed deficits in a test of behavioral restraint.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway 08854.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Carlton
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manowitz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology*; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005715:Gambling / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D012701:Serotonin / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin