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Decoding Adolescent Decision Making: Neurocognitive Processes, Risk Perception, and the Influence of Peers
Keywords Adolescent Risk-Taking; Dual Process Model; Reward System; Cognitive Control; Prefrontal Cortex; Neuroimaging; Adolescent Brain Development; Peer Influence; Decision Making; Risk Perception
The Vicious Cycle: Problematic Family Relations, Substance Abuse, and Crime in Adolescence: A Narrative Review
Keywords Adolescence; risky behaviors; juvenile delinquency; family communication; parental support; family climate; socio-economic status
Invincible honor: masculine honor, perceived invulnerability, and risky decision-making
Keywords Culture of honor; Risk-taking; Risky decision-making; Perceived invulnerability; Masculine honor
Development of Moral Judgments in Impersonal and Personal Dilemmas in Autistic Spectrum Disorders from Childhood to Late Adolescence
Keywords Moral dilemma; Autistic spectrum disorders; Social cognition; Empathy; Dual-process theory
Naloxone precipitated withdrawal increases dopamine release in the dorsal striatum of opioid dependent men
Drive, instinct, reflex-Applications to treatment of anxiety, depressive and addictive disorders
Keywords SEEKING (enthusiasm) system; addiction; anxiety disorders; depressive disorder; drive (instinct); instinct; neuropsychoanalysis; pleasure (principle)
P.G. v. Jefferson County
Keywords methadone; ADA; pretrial detainees; jails; due process violation; medication access; court ruling
Neuroendocrine mechanisms in the links between early life stress, affect, and youth substance use: A conceptual model for the study of sex and gender differences
Keywords adolescence; adversity; HPA; HPG; mood; substance use; stress; sex differences; gender differences; early life stress
State v. Anderson
Keywords criminal justice system; racial bias; youthful offender; juvenile life sentence; cruel and unusual punishment; racial disparity in sentencing; Washington State Constitution
Primer: Psychedelics
Keywords Psychedelics; Psilocybin; MDMA; Serotonin receptors; Therapeutic potential; Neurobiology; Set and setting; Neuroplasticity; LSD
Adolescent Cannabis Use, Comorbid Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and Other Internalizing and Externalizing Disorders
Keywords Adolescence; Anxiety; Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Cannabis; Conduct disorder; Depression; Externalizing symptoms
Use of Marijuana: Effect on Brain Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Keywords AHA Scientific Statements; brain; cannabis; cognition; marijuana; stroke
Addington v. Texas
Keywords civil commitment; clear and convincing evidence; procedural protections; due process; involuntary commitment
Competencies for Training Juvenile Services on Justice Involved Youth with Traumatic Brain Injury
Keywords Traumatic Brain Injury; Corrections; Juvenile; Staff; Training; Competencies