2014
Effects of endogenous and exogenous progesterone on emotional intelligence in cocaine‐dependent men and women who also abuse alcohol
Milivojevic V, Sinha R, Morgan PT, Sofuoglu M, Fox HC. Effects of endogenous and exogenous progesterone on emotional intelligence in cocaine‐dependent men and women who also abuse alcohol. Human Psychopharmacology Clinical And Experimental 2014, 29: 589-598. PMID: 25363303, PMCID: PMC4498951, DOI: 10.1002/hup.2446.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmotional intelligenceStudy 1Caruso Emotional Intelligence TestAbstinent cocaine-dependent individualsEmotional Intelligence TestRegulation of emotionCocaine-dependent individualsCocaine-dependent menFunction of genderManaging emotionsIntelligence testsEmotionsSelective aspectsSubstance dependenceGender effectsSex differencesMenstrual cycle phaseIntelligenceGender discrepancyMSCEITSaloveyImproved abilityIndividualsGonadal hormonesHealthy individuals
2007
Altered levels of sex and stress steroid hormones assessed daily over a 28-day cycle in early abstinent cocaine-dependent females
Fox HC, Hong KA, Paliwal P, Morgan PT, Sinha R. Altered levels of sex and stress steroid hormones assessed daily over a 28-day cycle in early abstinent cocaine-dependent females. Psychopharmacology 2007, 195: 527-536. PMID: 17891383, PMCID: PMC2746368, DOI: 10.1007/s00213-007-0936-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMenstrual cycleSex hormonesHealthy femalesEstradiol/progesterone ratioSteroid hormonesFirst monthChronic cocaine abuseSex steroid hormonesLevels of cortisolMood rating scalesStress steroid hormonesDrug-seeking behaviorProgesterone ratioHealthy controlsInpatient treatmentObjectivesThe current studyEvidence of alterationsBrain stressCocaine cravingCocaine abuseSalivary samplesCocaine abstinenceCocaine dependenceCocaine reinforcementCocaine patients