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Showing 1 to 20 of 161 for “"Stimulant"”.
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Stimulant Use, Associated Psychopathology, and Eating Disordered Symptomatology
… related to the use of central nervous system stimulants versus other types of drug use. Participants included 124 women in residential treatment for substance use with and without comorbid eating disorders. Symptomatology was measured by the Eating Disorders lnventory-3 (EDI-3), Millon …
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Predictive Value of ADHD Symptomatology on Motives and Outcomes of Stimulant Misuse
<p>ADHD stimulant misuse is defined as taking a stimulant used to treat ADHD either without having a prescription for that stimulant or in a manner that deviates from the prescription’s instructions. This has been a growing trend among undergraduate students over recent years. Prior research has …
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NON-MEDICAL ADHD PRESCRIPTION STIMULANT USE AND SIMULTANEOUS ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
The non-medical use of prescription stimulants (NMPS) used to treat Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is common among college students. Research shows that NMPS users often consume more alcohol than non-NMPS users. However, there is limited research on the simultaneous use of NMPS …
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Undergraduate Prescription Stimulant Misuse: The Impact of Academic Strain, Social Norms, and Gender
… study investigates the misuse of prescription stimulants among undergraduates for a variety of different purposes, including: academic, other instrumental, and recreational. This research is important as existing literature as well as national level surveillance data indicates a substantial …
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Identification Of Stimulant Misuse And Malingering Of Symptoms Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
… year. This study focuses on the abuse of psychostimulants, popularly used for treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It is estimated that 10 to 30% of college students might be abusing stimulants, mostly for academic purposes. The incidence of stimulant related ER visits …
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Thermoregulatory, behavioural and neurochemical effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and related stimulant drugs.
… to investigate the effects of MDMA and other stimulant drugs on behavioural thermoregulation and related physiological parameters, as well as investigating residual neurochemical changes caused by these substances. The behavioural thermoregulation model used throughout most of this thesis …
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High school students' perceptions of the non-medical use of ADHD prescription stimulant medications
… has documented a rise in the misuse of stimulant medications by those with a prescription for ADHD, as well as, the nonmedical or illicit use of stimulant medications by those without a prescription or a diagnosis of ADHD. This phenomenon has been particularly present on college …
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mGluR5 Involvement in Methamphetamine Reward and the Co-Morbidity of Schizophrenia and Stimulant Use Disorders
… (Meth) is a potent, widely-used stimulant. Stimulant abuse occurs more frequently in the schizophrenia patient population than the general population. The co-morbidity of stimulant use disorders and schizophrenia presents an understudied phenomenon and suggests overlapping brain …
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Parents' perception of the use of stimulant medication in the treatment of their ADHD diagnosed child
… highlight the views of parents around the use of stimulant medication in the treatment of ADHD. In- depth interviews of the four participants were audio taped and then transcribed verbatim. The interviews were unstructured and an open- ended question guideline was utilised. The interviews …
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Efficacy of an Expectancy Challenge to Reduce Non-Prescribed Use of Stimulant Medications among College Students
<p>Non-prescribed use of stimulant medications among college students, such as Ritalin®, and Adderall®, has become a public health concern. Expectancies, which are beliefs that individuals hold regarding the consequences of engaging in a particular behavior, are known to play a prominent role in …
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Functional organisation of behavioural inhibitory control mechanisms in cortico-basal ganglia circuitry: implications for stimulant use disorder.
… control mechanisms are affected by the psychostimulant drug cocaine in both rats and humans. As reported in Chapter 2, systemic modulation of monoaminergic transmission by monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) inhibitors enhanced reversal learning performance, selectively by decreasing the lose-shift …
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The effects of a recess or break and stimulant medication on the classroom behavior of children with ADHD
… both when participants did and did not receive stimulant medication. Results were most apparent for 1 participant’s disruptive behavior when he did not receive medication. Specifically, when this participant did not receive medication his disruptive behavior was lowest on days when he had a …
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Concurrent Stimulant and Atypical Antipsychotic Drug Use in Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
… use. Few studies evaluated the concurrent use of stimulant and atypical antipsychotic agents in children and adolescents diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Objectives: The goals of this study were 1) to examine the prevalence of and factors associated with concurrent …
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Parental Decision Making in the Administration of Stimulant Medication for their Latency Age Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
… decision making in the administration of stimulant medication to their latency age children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Research has shown that psychostimulants, used to treat ADHD are effective for 75-90% of children (US Department of Health and Human Services, …
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Studies on the stimulant action of human gamma-globulin on spontaneous contractility: interaction with K⁺-channel openers and postaglandin inhibitors
The aim of this thesis was to investigate the stimulatory action of human gamma-globulin on the spontaneous activity of the rat mesenteric portal vein. Previous studies in our laboratory have identified human gamma-globulin and IgG as stimulatory factors which may be responsible for the smooth …
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The Use of The Match-to-Sample Paradigm to Study Stimulant Drug Treatment Effects on Attentional Processes in Hyperactive Children
Attention is currently considered the core deficit of hyperactivity as emphasized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is in fact a new diagnostic label for the term "hyperactivity." The attention processes of "hyperactive" children have …
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Incidence rates of psychostimulant and non-stimulant medications among children and adolescents in Iceland : before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic
… examined the incident dispensations of psychostimulant and non-stimulant medication among children and adolescents (6–18 years) by sex and age group in Iceland before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Information on prescriptions and dispensations of psychostimulant and …
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Neurocognitive risk and protective factors in addictive disorders
… this question, endophenotype research using stimulant-dependent individuals’ biological siblings has been used to investigate traits implicated in the pathology of addiction. Impairments present in both groups suggest an underlying risk-state for dependence, while additional abnormalities …
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Alcohol-induced Locomotor Activity in Zebrafish is Mediated by Activation of the Dopaminergic System
… options being limited. Alcoholâ s locomotor stimulant effect in animals is thought to parallel the euphoric effects of alcohol consumption in humans, yet the mechanisms underlying this behavioural response is not completely understood. Using zebrafish, we demonstrated a positive correlation …
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Identifying Subtypes and Consequences of Illicit Use of Prescription Stimulants: A Pilot Study
<p>Illicit prescription stimulant use (IPSU) is a growing phenomenon among college students in the United States. IPSU is defined as taking a stimulant medication without a prescription or taking a stimulant prescription in higher doses than prescribed. To date, there are four major questions …
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