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Psychiatric sequelae of MDMA (ecstasy) and related drugs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Geraldine Cassidy  and
Clive G Ballard
Geraldine Cassidy
Affiliation:
St. Margaret's Hospital, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 7EZ, England
Clive G Ballard
Affiliation:
University of Birmingham, Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, B15 2QZ, England
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Abstract

Two cases of psychiatric disorder temporally related to the abuse of hallucinogenic amphetamines 3, 4 methylenedi-oxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA) and methylenedioxyethylamphetamine (MDEA) are described, suggesting that a variety of psychiatric morbidity may be precipitated by abuse of these drugs, including paranoid psychosis, mixed affective psychosis and symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder.

Keywords

Hallucinogenic amphetamines(MDMA, MDA, MDEA) Substance abuseDesigner drugsDrug induced psychosisAffective psychosisObsessive compulsive disorder
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , September 1994 , pp. 132 - 133
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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