Psychedelics in psychiatry [14]

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 188, Issue JAN., 2006, Pages 88-

  Arnone, D ^a   Schifono, F ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ECSTASY; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONSCIOUSNESS; DOSE RESPONSE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GLIA CELL; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LETTER; MEMORY; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE ENDING; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; STRIATE CORTEX; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; DRUG EFFECT; NOTE; PSYCHIATRY;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; HALLUCINOGENS; HUMANS; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NEUROBIOLOGY; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 29644434844     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.188.1.88     Document Type: Letter

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