Neuroenhancement Among German University Students: Motives, Expectations, and Relationship with Psychoactive Lifestyle Drugs

Journal of Psychoactive Drugs

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 418-427

  Eickenhorst, Patrick ^a,b   Vitzthum, Karin ^b   Klapp, Burghard F ^a   Groneberg, David ^b   Mache, Stefanie ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

cognitive enhancement; drug abuse; lifestyle drugs; neuroenhancement; psychotropic drugs; stimulants

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOPING; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NEUROENHANCEMENT; NEUROMODULATION; POSTGRADUATE STUDENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AROUSAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871178004     PISSN: 02791072     EISSN: 21599777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2012.736845     Document Type: Article

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