Behavioural economic theories of addiction contend that greater expected value of drug
relative to alternative non-drug rewards is the core mechanism underpinning vulnerability to …

Learning theory proposes that drug seeking is a synthesis of multiple controllers. Whereas
goal‐directed drug seeking is determined by the anticipated incentive value of the drug …

Research involving animal models of drug addiction can be viewed as a sort of reverse
psychiatry. Contrary to clinicians who seek to treat addicted people to become and remain …

Growing evidence associates cerebellar abnormalities with several neuropsychiatric
disorders in which compulsive symptomatology and impulsivity are part of the disease …

Existen evidencias del papel que juega la impulsividad como rasgo en las adicciones a
sustancias. Dada la creciente fuerza con la que se ha escrito sobre la existencia de …

Weaving together state-of-the-art research, theory, and clinical insights, this book provides a
new understanding of the unconscious and its centrality in human functioning. The authors …

Currently, about 246 million people around the world have used an illicit drug. The reasons
for this use are multiple: eg to augment the sensation of pleasure or to reduce the withdrawal …

Impulsivity has been repeatedly identified as a major problem in schizophrenia. The
literature revealed several ways of defining and conceptualizing impulsivity as well as a …

O uso de drogas na adolescência pode causar prejuízos ao desenvolvimento, podendo se
estender ao longo da vida. A impulsividade é fator de risco para o consumo de álcool e …

Habits may develop when meaningful action patterns are frequently repeated in a stable
environment. We measured the differing tendencies of people to form habits in a population …