Patterns of memory dysfunction in current and 2-year abstinent MDMA users Ward, Jeff, Hall, Kate and Haslam, Catherine 2006, Patterns of memory dysfunction in current and 2-year abstinent MDMA users, Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 306-324, doi: 10.1080/13803390490918174. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Patterns of memory dysfunction in current and 2-year abstinent MDMA users Author(s) Ward, Jeff Hall, Kate orcid.org/0000-0001-8648-0313 Haslam, Catherine Journal name Journal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology Volume number 28 Issue number 3 Start page 306 End page 324 Total pages 19 Publisher Psychology Press Place of publication London, England Publication date 2006 ISSN 1380-3395 1744-411X Summary The popular recreational drug MDMA or “ecstasy” is a selective serotonin neurotoxin in many species and has been found to be associated with memory dysfunction in human beings. Recent studies suggest that this impairment persists after cessation of use for periods up to at least one year. However, there is no clear indication as yet concerning which stage of memory processing is impaired as a result of MDMA use. In the current study, 31 current MDMA users and 30 MDMA users who had been abstinent for more than two years were compared with 30 controls on the WMS-III. The results suggest that MDMA use is associated with memory dysfunction and that this dysfunction persists for up to two years after cessation of use. Importantly, the findings suggest that this memory dysfunction may be due to interference at the encoding stage of memory processing. Language eng DOI 10.1080/13803390490918174 Field of Research 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30052331 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 07 May 2013, 14:08:31 EST Tue, 07 May 2013, 14:43:14 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 17:18:28 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 16 times in TR Web of Science Cited 19 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 628 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 07 May 2013, 14:08:31 EST