Hallucinations and delusions in borderline personality disorder (BPD) are understudied. The authors explore the phenomenology of multisensory hallucinations and delusions in individuals with BPD and compare them to those in individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD). Clinical psychopathology was also explored. Eighty-nine adults participated and were categorized into four groups:...
PsychopharmacologyApril 2012Rowan P Ogeil, David J Kennaway, Mark D Salkeld et al.
±3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, 'ecstasy') is a psychoactive drug that has marked effects on the serotonergic system. Serotonergic agonists are known to interact with the circadian pacemaker located in the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN). Given changes reported in the behavioral activity rhythm following MDMA treatment, the effects of MDMA on core clock gene (Per1, Per2) and c-fos...
are examples of interoceptive cues which enable experienced users to distinguish the effects of MDMA from those of other drugs. Serotonin neurotransmission positively modulates the release of oxytocin into plasma [2]. To test the hypothesis that oxytocin receptor activation contributes to the interoceptive cues of MDMA in male and female rats, two peptidic oxytocin receptor ligands, the agonist...
ABSTRACT 3,4‐Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ‘ecstasy’) use results in distinctive mood changes of a prosocial nature, most likely through its enhancement of serotonin (5HT) neurotransmission. Activation of 5HT‐1A postsynaptic receptors has been shown to stimulate the release of oxytocin in the central nervous system where it regulates aspects of mood and behavior. Using a drug...