Working memory deficits in current and previous users of MDMA (‘ecstasy’)

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ID9619764
AuthorsMichelle Wareing (Edge Hill University), John E Fisk (0000-0002-2981-0870, Edge Hill University), Philip N Murphy (0000-0001-7478-2170, Edge Hill University, corresponding author)
Year2000
Volume91
Issue2
Pages181-188
Publication date2000-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1269 • E-ISSN: 2044-8295
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1348/000712600161772
PMID10832513
OpenAlexW2068360712
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited1

Current and previous users of the drug MDMA (‘ecstasy’) were tested on measures of central executive functioning, information processing speed, and on self‐report measures of arousal and anxiety. The results were compared with those for a control group who did not use MDMA. Relative to the control group, both user groups were found to be impaired in some aspects of central executive functioning. Also, there were significant group differences on the measures of anxiety (users were more anxious) and on arousal (previous users scoring higher on the arousal measure relative to current users). Users processed information as quickly as non‐users but less accurately. Some possible mediators of the above group differences are discussed

Anxiety · Arousal · Developmental psychology · Ecstasy · Low arousal theory · MDMA · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology

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