Gray’s revised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory in relation to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity and Tourette-like behaviors in the general population

Heym, Nadja; Kantini, Ebrahim; Checkley, Hannah L.R.; Cassaday, Helen J.

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Gray’s revised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory in relation to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity and Tourette-like behaviors in the general population

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Heym, Nadja, Kantini, Ebrahim, Checkley, Hannah L.R., Cassaday, Helen J.·2015·Personality and Individual Differences

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Personality and Individual Differences, 78, 24-28. 1 Gray’s revised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory in relation to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity and Tourette-like behaviors in the general population Authors
Heym, N., Kantini, E., Checkley, H. L. R., & Cassaday, H. J. (2016)
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Authors: Heym, N., Kantini, E., Checkley, H. L. R., & Cassaday, H. J.
Affiliations: University of Nottingham (GB)
Corresponding author: Heym, Nadja
ORCID: Heym, Nadja
Cassaday, Helen J.
Venue: Personality and Individual Differences
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2015-05
Volume: 78
Pages: 24-28
ISSN: 0191-8869 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.01.012
OpenAlex: W2125642297
Cited by: 13
References: 44
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2
FWCI: 2.44
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Tourette syndrome, impulsivity, reward sensitivity, punishment sensitivity, anxiety sensitivity, obsessive-compulsive behavior, phonic tics, inhibitory control, comorbidities, general population

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