TY - JOUR
T1 - Neuropsychiatric Effects of Anabolic Steroids in Male Normal Volunteers
AU - Su, Tung Ping
AU - Pagliaro, Michael
AU - Schmidt, Peter J.
AU - Pickar, David
AU - Wolkowitz, Owen
AU - Rubinow, David R.
PY - 1993/6/2
Y1 - 1993/6/2
N2 - Objective.—To evaluate the acute effects of anabolic steroids on mood and behavior in male normal volunteers. Design.—A 2-week, double-blind (subject and rater), fixed-order, placebo-controlled crossover trial of methyltestosterone. Setting.—An inpatient research unit at the National Institutes of Health. Subjects.—A volunteer sample of 20 men who were medication free, free of medical and psychiatric illness, not involved in athletic training, and had no prior history of anabolic steroid use. Intervention.—A sequential trial for 3 days each of the following four drug conditions: placebo baseline, low-dose methyltestosterone (40 mg/d), high-dose methyltestosterone (240 mg/d), and placebo withdrawal. Main Outcome Measures.—Mood and behavioral ratings were completed during each drug condition and included both subjective and objective measures. Results.—Significant (P
AB - Objective.—To evaluate the acute effects of anabolic steroids on mood and behavior in male normal volunteers. Design.—A 2-week, double-blind (subject and rater), fixed-order, placebo-controlled crossover trial of methyltestosterone. Setting.—An inpatient research unit at the National Institutes of Health. Subjects.—A volunteer sample of 20 men who were medication free, free of medical and psychiatric illness, not involved in athletic training, and had no prior history of anabolic steroid use. Intervention.—A sequential trial for 3 days each of the following four drug conditions: placebo baseline, low-dose methyltestosterone (40 mg/d), high-dose methyltestosterone (240 mg/d), and placebo withdrawal. Main Outcome Measures.—Mood and behavioral ratings were completed during each drug condition and included both subjective and objective measures. Results.—Significant (P
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.1993.03500210060032
DO - 10.1001/jama.1993.03500210060032
M3 - Article
C2 - 8492402
AN - SCOPUS:0027322147
SN - 0098-7484
VL - 269
SP - 2760
EP - 2764
JO - Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - Journal of the American Medical Association
IS - 21
ER -