Evidence for physical and psychological dependence on anabolic androgenic steroids in eight weight lifters
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 147 (4) , 510-512
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.147.4.510
Abstract
All eight users of anabolic androgenic steroids in a pilot survey of weight lifters reported withdrawal symptoms and continued steroid use despite adverse consequences. Psychiatric (especially, depressive) symptoms were prominent in dependent users, underscoring the importance of diagnosing steriod dependence in clinical practice.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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