Clinical phenomenology and neurobiology of cocaine abstinence: a prospective inpatient study
Satel SL, Price LH, Palumbo JM, McDougle CJ, Krystal JH, Gawin F, Charney DS, Heninger GR, Kleber HD. Clinical phenomenology and neurobiology of cocaine abstinence: a prospective inpatient study. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1991, 148: 1712-1716. PMID: 1957935, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.148.12.1712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomovanillic acidGrowth hormoneRating ScaleGH valuesNormal subjectsCentral dopamine functionProspective inpatient studySerial blood samplesVisual analog scaleDSM-III-R cocaine dependenceSignificant decreaseSymptom Rating ScaleShort clinical rating scalesClinical rating scalesBeck Depression InventoryPhysical Symptoms ScalePatients prolactinInpatient managementSuch patientsAnalog scaleInpatient studyDopaminergic functionPatient levelBlood samplesPharmacological agents