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Amphetamine-Induced Dysphoria in Postmenopausal Women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Uriel Halbreich ,
Gregory Asnis ,
Donald Ross  and
Jean Endicott
Uriel Halbreich*
Affiliation:
Division of Behavioral Endocrinology, Department of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York
Gregory Asnis
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York
Donald Ross
Affiliation:
Computer Center, Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York
Jean Endicott
Affiliation:
Research Assessment and Training Unit, Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York
*
∗Correspondence: Department of Psychiatry, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, New York 10467, USA.
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Summary

Dextroamphetamine (0.15 mg/kg) intravenously administered to a group of normal postmenopausal women induced a dysphoric reaction with drowsiness, annoyance, sadness and anger. Young normal men, receiving the same dosage, responded with elation of mood and alertness. It is suggested that age and hypoestrogenism may alter the behavioural response to amphetamine.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 138 , Issue 6 , June 1981 , pp. 470 - 473
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1981 

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