Is ecstasy an empathogen?

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1082-1083

  Scahill, Lawrence ^a   Anderson, George M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; PLACEBO;

ANGER; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMPATHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; HAPPINESS; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LONELINESS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; HUMANS; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE;

EID: 78649878801     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.10.020     Document Type: Note

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