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Article de Périodique
Recreational ecstasy use and depression (2006)
(Usage récréatif d'ecstasy et dépression)
Auteur(s) :
GUILLOT, C. ;
GREENWAY D.
Année
2006
Page(s) :
411-416
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
59
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PSY (Psychopathologie / Psychopathology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
MDMA-ECSTASY
;
DEPRESSION
;
USAGE RECREATIF
;
SEROTONINE
;
DIAGNOSTIC
;
PSYCHOPATHOLOGIE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Résumé :
Research in laboratory animals has shown that 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy) destroys serotonergic axons in the brain at certain doses. Serotonin is known to take part in the regulation of mood in humans. Many researchers have hypothesized that if recreational ecstasy use destroys serotonergic axons, then a corresponding decline in the mood of ecstasy users should be seen. The purpose of the present study was to look at the relationship between recreational ecstasy use and depression as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory-II. No significant differences were found between Beck Depression Inventory-II scores of heavy ecstasy users and ecstasy-naive college students. No significant relationships were found between Beck Depression Inventory-II scores and any of the measures of ecstasy use. Most ecstasy users who had been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder reported that being diagnosed preceded their use of ecstasy.
Affiliation :
Psychology Dept, Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.
Cote :
A02712