TY - JOUR
T1 - Mood and impulsivity of recreational Ecstasy users in the week following a "rave"
AU - Travers, Kelli R.
AU - Lyvers, Michael
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - Two days following widely attended "rave" or dance party events, questionnaires assessing mood (Beck Depression Inventory, or BDI-II) and impulsivity (Impulsiveness, Venturesomeness and Empathy Scale, or IVE) were completed by 43 attendees who reported using Ecstasy at the events, and by 31 Ecstasy-naïve controls who attended the same events. Participants who had taken Ecstasy at the events were significantly more depressed two days later than controls, according to analysis of their BDI-II scores. There was no group difference in impulsivity as measured by the IVE. Levels of self-reported Ecstasy use were not related to depression or impulsivity scores. Results are considered in terms of the hypothetical mood effect of short-term depletion of serotonin induced by MDMA, as well as several alternative non-pharmacological explanations.
AB - Two days following widely attended "rave" or dance party events, questionnaires assessing mood (Beck Depression Inventory, or BDI-II) and impulsivity (Impulsiveness, Venturesomeness and Empathy Scale, or IVE) were completed by 43 attendees who reported using Ecstasy at the events, and by 31 Ecstasy-naïve controls who attended the same events. Participants who had taken Ecstasy at the events were significantly more depressed two days later than controls, according to analysis of their BDI-II scores. There was no group difference in impulsivity as measured by the IVE. Levels of self-reported Ecstasy use were not related to depression or impulsivity scores. Results are considered in terms of the hypothetical mood effect of short-term depletion of serotonin induced by MDMA, as well as several alternative non-pharmacological explanations.
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U2 - 10.1080/16066350512331325332
DO - 10.1080/16066350512331325332
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:13144249198
SN - 1606-6359
VL - 13
SP - 43
EP - 52
JO - Addiction Research and Theory
JF - Addiction Research and Theory
IS - 1
ER -