Recreational ecstasy/MDMA and other drug users from the UK and Italy: Psychiatric symptoms and psychobiological problems

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-82

  Parrott, A C ^a   Milani, R M ^a   Parmar, R ^a   Turner, J J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Drug; Ecstasy; MDMA; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; AMPHETAMINE; ANABOLIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; KETAMINE; OPIATE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SOLVENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; OBSESSION; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOBIOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; RECREATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOMATIZATION; TOBACCO; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036136961     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130100897     Document Type: Article

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