Icro Maremmani, Giulio Perugi, Luca Rovai, Angelo Giovanni Icro Maremmani, Matteo Pacini, Pier Luigi Canonico, Paolo Carbonato, Claudio Mencacci, Giovanni Muscettola, Luca Pani, Riccardo Torta, Claudio Vampini, Hagop S Akiskal
BACKGROUND: Across all ages and cultures, mankind has always used substances in order to induce pleasurable sensations or desirable psychophysical states. These substances, notably caffeine, tobacco, alcohol and chocolate, can be labeled 'social drugs'. METHODS: We analyzed the social drug habits of 562 patients suffering from mood disorders, according to DSM-IV-R criteria (major depressive episode, recurrent depression, bipolar type I and II disorders and depression not otherwise specified)...
September 2011: Journal of Affective Disorders