Citation

Brower KJ, Eliopulos GA, Blow FC, Catlin DH, Beresford TP. Am. J. Psychiatry 1990; 147(4): 510-512.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, American Psychiatric Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2316741

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 steroid dependence in clinical practice.

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