High suicide risk after the development of cognitive and working memory deficits caused by cannabis, cocaine and ecstasy use

Substance Abuse

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-30

  Pompili, Maurizio ^a,b,c   Lester, David ^d   Girardi, Paolo ^a   Tatarelli, Roberto ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SUICIDE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Cocaine; Ecstasy; Suicide; Working memory

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ARIPIPRAZOLE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; MOOD STABILIZER; PAROXETINE;

ADULT; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CASE REPORT; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HELPLESSNESS; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; SOCIAL LIFE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; WORKING MEMORY; ADDICTION; HOSPITALIZATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADULT; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MEMORY DISORDERS; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE;

EID: 58149314387     PISSN: 08897077     EISSN: 15470164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J465v28n01_04     Document Type: Article

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