Journal article
Interrelationships among parental family history of substance misuse, delay discounting, and personal substance use
Abstract
RationaleDespite consistent evidence of the familiality of substance misuse, the mechanisms by which family history (FH) increases the risk of addiction are not well understood. One behavioral trait that may mediate the risk for substance use and addiction is delay discounting (DD), which characterizes an individual’s preferences for smaller immediate rewards compared to larger future rewards.ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to examine the …
Authors
VanderBroek L; Acker J; Palmer AA; de Wit H; MacKillop J
Journal
Psychopharmacology, Vol. 233, No. 1, pp. 39–48
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
January 2016
DOI
10.1007/s00213-015-4074-z
ISSN
0033-3158