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The authors review the literature from human and animal studies on the neurochemical and pathological psychiatric effects of supraphysiological doses of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and discuss the AAS use and abuse patterns, additional drug use patterns, and personality and behavioral characteristics of AAS abusers.

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PubMed ID:: 16000671

DOI:: 10.1176/appi.psy.46.4.285

ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry

Keywords: Anabolic Agents,Humans,Mental Disorders,epidemiology,etiology,Substance-Related Disorders,complications,Violence,statistics & numerical data

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry

Keywords: Anabolic Agents, Humans, Mental Disorders, epidemiology, etiology, Substance-Related Disorders, complications, Violence, statistics & numerical data

Psychiatric complications of anabolic steroid abuse.

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