Psychiatric sequelae of MDMA (ecstasy) and related drugs
Géraldine Cassidy, Clive Ballard
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine September 1, 1994 DOI: 10.1017/s0790966700014841 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case study Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 2 |
| Population | Two individuals who abused MDMA, MDA, or MDEA |
| Topics | MDMA |
| Keywords | Hallucinogen Psychosis Substance abuse |
| Citations | 18 |
| Key findings | Abuse of hallucinogenic amphetamines may precipitate paranoid psychosis, mixed affective psychosis, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. |
Abstract
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.
Comparable studies
Other case reports and case series on MDMA, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Eve' and 'Ecstasy'. A report of five deaths associated with the use of MDEA and MDMA Individuals whose deaths were associated with MDMA or MDEA use | 1987 | Case series | n = 5 |
| Pathology of deaths associated with "ecstasy" and "eve" misuse. Young white men aged 20 to 25 who died after using ring-substituted amphetamines (MDMA... | 1996 | Case series | n = 7 |
| 'Eve' and 'Ecstasy' Individuals who died after using MDMA or MDEA | 1987 | Case series | n = 5 |
| A Method of Conducting Therapeutic Sessions with MDMA Clients with clear therapeutic purpose, excluding those with serious functional... | 1998 | Case study | n = 2 |
| Diversity of Psychopathology Associated with use of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (‘Ecstasy’) Psychiatric patients presenting between 1990 and 1992 whose symptoms developed in the... | 1994 | Case series | n = 13 |
Citations in the library
Cited by 2
Cites 5
- Chronic paranoid psychosis after misuse of MDMA ("ecstasy") BMJ March 23, 1991
- MDMA on the Street: Analysis Anonymous® Journal of Psychoactive Drugs October 1, 1986
- Toxicity and deaths from 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ("ecstasy"). The Lancet August 15, 1992
- Cannabis and psychosis. Is there epidemiological evidence for an association? The British Journal of Psychiatry July 1, 1990
- Toxic effects of MDMA on central serotonergic neurons in the primate: importance of route and frequency of drug administration. Brain Research April 12, 1988