Biological Evidence for Paradoxical Improvement of Psychiatric Disorder Symptoms by Addictive Drugs

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 501-502

  Müller, Christian P ^a   Kornhuber, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

alcohol; depression; drug instrumentalization; nicotine; schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; NICOTINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ADDICTION; ANIMAL; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; NEUROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DRUG-SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; NEUROBIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 85017348712     PISSN: 01656147     EISSN: 18733735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2017.03.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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