Journal article
Executive Function in Pathological Gamblers and Healthy Controls
Abstract
Executive function (EF) deficits may underlie some of the impulse control problems seen in pathological gambling. Pathological gamblers (PGs, n = 45) and controls (n = 45) were compared on several measures of EF (including measures of response inhibition, working memory, cognitive flexibility and perseveration, planning and decision-making), as well as memory and intelligence tests to examine whether PGs evidence EF dysfunction. Compared with …
Authors
Ledgerwood DM; Orr ES; Kaploun KA; Milosevic A; Frisch GR; Rupcich N; Lundahl LH
Journal
Journal of Gambling Studies, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 89–103
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
3 2012
DOI
10.1007/s10899-010-9237-6
ISSN
1050-5350