In the present study, the decision making abilities of patients with substance use disorders
were compared to those of healthy controls and, subsequently, the impact of psychiatric …

If you want to be a change agent for social justice, but are not sure how to begin, you have
come to the right place. The authors of this Community Psychology textbook will show you …

Objective: In all societies, adolescents are the most vulnerable age group to addiction.
Decision-making styles and attitude toward substances can play an important role in the …

Event-related neuroelectric oscillations have provided important tools for exploring
information processing in the brain. The concept of event-related oscillations (EROs) is …

Background Empathy is the capability to represent the mental and emotional states of other
subjects. Previous studies have demonstrated a possible correlation between morphine …

Higher trait levels of psychopathy have been associated with both a tendency to maintain
disadvantageous decision-making strategies and aberrant cortico-limbic neural activity. To …

It is widly accepeted that overeating of palatable foods can have powerful effects on brain
reward systems. However, it is still debated whether their excessive intake can produce …

Cover and Figure 1. The distribution of opiate receptors in the brain is illustrated in cartoon
form (left) based on the results of in vivo studies of total opiate binding potential using radio …

After a brief history of forensic psychiatry in some Balkan countries, the authors describe the
services, the high and medium secure units found in forensic hospitals or in general …

Introduction Methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) can cause impulsive behavior, anxiety,
and depression. Stimulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in MUD patients by …