| Title |
MDMA alters emotional processing and facilitates positive social interaction
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Psychopharmacology, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00213-014-3570-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Margaret C. Wardle, Harriet de Wit |
| Abstract |
±3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, "ecstasy") produces "prosocial" effects, such as feelings of empathy and closeness, thought to be important to its abuse and its value in psychotherapy. However, it is not fully understood how MDMA alters basic emotional processes to produce these effects, or whether it produces corresponding changes in actual social behavior. Here, we examined how MDMA affects perceptions of and responses to emotional expressions, and tested its effects on behavior during a social interaction. We also examined whether MDMA's prosocial effects related to a measure of abuse liability. |
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| United States | 2 | 29% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 14% |
| Spain | 1 | 14% |
| Unknown | 3 | 43% |
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| Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
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| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 140 | 98% |
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| Researcher | 21 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 21 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 8% |
| Professor | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 26 | 18% |
| Unknown | 32 | 22% |
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| Psychology | 50 | 35% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 10% |
| Neuroscience | 10 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 18 | 13% |
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