MDMA (Ecstasy) precipitation of panic disorder.

Biol Psychiatry

Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Florence University Medical School, Italy.

Published: July 1992

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The authors describe three patients whose panic disorder began during recreational use of MDMA (Ecstasy) and was subsequently complicated by agoraphobic avoidance that continued autonomously after cessation of the drug. Their panic disorder responded well to serotoninergic antidepressant drugs. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0006-3223(92)90145-pDOI Listing

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