PSYCHOSIS AND RECREATIONAL USE OF MDMA (ECSTASY)

被引:10
作者
KEENAN, E [1 ]
GERVIN, M [1 ]
DORMAN, A [1 ]
OCONNOR, JJ [1 ]
机构
[1] CLUAIN MHUIRE FAMILY CTR,DUBLIN,IRELAND
关键词
PSYCHOSIS; METHYLENE DIOXY METHAMPHETAMINE; RECREATIONAL USE;
D O I
10.1017/S0790966700012647
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100205 ;
摘要
A seventeen year old man attended the National Drug Treatment Centre with a paranoid psychosis following ingestion of Methylene dioxy methamphetamine (MDMA). He had been taking MDMA on a recreational basis over a five month period. Although chronic psychosis after heavy use of MDMA has been reported there are no pervious reports of psychosis following recreational use. This report highlights the psychological dangers of this drug, which has become widely misused in Dublin over the last two years.
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页码:162 / 163
页数:2
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