Browsing Research publications by Author "Psychopharmacology, Drug Misuse and Novel Psychoactive Substances Unit"
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Club Drugs and Psychiatric Sequelae: An Issue of Vulnerability and Previous Psychiatric History
Martinotti, Giovanni; Del Villar, Cristina Merino; Cordoba, Andrés Garcia; Tubau, Lluís Andrés; Sánchez, Ivan Castro; Di Carlo, Francesco; Chiappini, Stefania; Pettorruso, Mauro; Schifano, Fabrizio; Di Giannantonio, Massimo (2021-06-29)The pursuit of pleasure among clubbers and disco-goers often involves drug use. However, whether substance use may represent a relevant risk factor contributing to the development of psychiatric symptoms and of mental ... -
Club Drugs: Psychotropic Effects and Psychopathological Characteristics of a Sample of Inpatients
Martinotti, Giovanni; Giorgetti, Raffaele; Schifano, Fabrizio; di Giannantonio, Massimo (2020-08-31)Background: growing evidence supports the possibility of significant psychiatric consequences related to novel and traditional psychoactive substance consumption. The problem of differential diagnosis has hampered research ... -
Combined NMDA Inhibitor Use in a Patient With Multisubstance-induced Psychotic Disorder
Caloro, Matteo; Calabrò, Giuseppa; de Pisa, Eleonora; Rosini, Enrico; Kotzalidis, Georgios D; Lonati, Davide; Locatelli, Carlo Alessandro; Papa, Pietro; Schifano, Fabrizio; Girardi, Paolo (2018-05-01): Novel psychoactive substance use is a major social concern. Their use may elicit or uncover unpredictably as yet undescribed clinical pictures. We aimed to illustrate a multisubstance use case indistinguishable from ... -
Coming off prescribed psychotropic medications: insights from their use as recreational drugs
Schifano, Fabrizio (2020-07-02) -
Commentary on: Attafi IM, Albeishy MY, Oraiby ME, Khardali IA, Shaikhain GA, Fageeh MM. Postmortem Distribution of Cathinone and Cathine in Human Biological Specimens in a Case of Death Associated with Khat Chewing. Arab J Forensic Sci Forensic Med. 2018 Jun 7;1(7).
Corkery, John; Schifano, Fabrizio; Guirguis, Amira (2019-12-31)The interpretation of post-mortem human tissue toxicology levels may be affected by the sampling site chosen. It is important to bear this in mind when looking at the psychoactive constituents of khat (Catha edulis Forsk.) ... -
Comparative modelling of cytochromes P450
Kirton, S. B.; Baxter, C. A.; Sutcliffe, M. J. (2002-03-31)The superfamily of enzymes known as the cytochromes P450 (P450s) comprises a wide-ranging class of proteins with diverse functions. They are known, amongst other things, to be involved in the hormonal regulation of metabolism ... -
A comparison of novel N(G),N(G)-disubstituted arginines on recombinant dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase-1 activity and nitrite production in RAW264.7 macrophages
Morfill, Corinne; Rossiter, Sharon; Smith, Caroline (2012) -
Compulsive sexual behavior disorder in 42 countries: Insights from the International Sex Survey and introduction of standardized assessment tools
Liverpool John Moores University's research team; Ponce, Fernando P.; Quintana, Gonzalo R.; Quintero Garzola, Gabriel C.; Ramos-Diaz, Jano; Rigaud, Kévin; Rousseau, Ann; De Tubino Scanavino, Marco; Schulmeyer, Marion K.; Sharan, Pratap; Shibata, Mami; Shoib, Sheikh; Sigre Leirós, Vera L.; Sniewski, Luke; Spasovski, Ognen; Steibliene, Vesta; Stein, Dan J.; Strizek, Julian; Štulhofer, Aleksandar; Ünsal, Berk C.; Vaillancourt-Morel, Marie-Pier (2023-06-29)Background and aims Despite its inclusion in the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases, there is a virtual paucity of high-quality scientific evidence about compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD), ... -
Concentrations of mephedrone in cases of fatal and non-fatal clinical intoxications
Papaseit, E.; Olesti, E.; de la Torre, R.; Corkery, John; Torrens, Marta; Magi, Farré (2017-10-23) -
The consequences of drug misuse on post-marketing surveillance
Schifano, Fabrizio; Papanti, Duccio; Orsolini, Laura; Corkery, John (2016-04-25)Over the past decade, the ‘traditional’ drug scenario has shown significant changes because of the emergence of a range of molecules, e.g. the novel psychoactive substances (NPS), which are either already existing or newly ... -
Contribution of drugs to drownings in Scotland, 1996-2020
Corkery, John; Martinotti, Giovanni; Schifano, Fabrizio (2022-08-30)Objective Psychoactive substances use (including alcohol) can affect risk perception, leading to accidents and deaths. There is little detailed or up-to-date information on the role of drugs in United Kingdom (UK) drownings. ... -
Copper (II) mediated arylation with aryl boronic acids for the N-derivatization of pyrazole libraries
Rossiter, S.; Woo, C.K.; Hartzoulakis, B.; Wishart, G.; Stanyer, L.; Labadie, J.W.; Selwood, D.L. (2004)A N-derivatized 3-dimethylaminopropyloxypyrazole library was prepared using solution-phase parallel synthesis. The library was designed using physicochemical constraints designed to remove non-membrane-permeable molecules. ... -
Could Cariprazine Be a Possible Choice for High Functioning Autism? A Case Report
Miuli, Andrea; Marrangone, Carlotta; Di Marco, Ornella; Pasino, Arianna; Stigliano, Gianfranco; Mosca, Alessio; Pettorruso, Mauro; Schifano, Fabrizio; Martinotti, Giovanni (2023-12-01)This case report was conducted by searching for the following keywords on PubMed: High Functioning Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, cariprazine, aripiprazole, partial agonist antipsychotic, DRD2/DRD3. High Functioning ... -
Covid-19 pandemic impact on substance misuse: a social media listening, mixed method analysis.
Arillotta, Davide; Guirguis, Amira; Corkery, John Martin; Scherbaum, Norbert; Schifano, Fabrizio (2021-07-09)The restrictive measures adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic modified some previously consolidated drug use patterns. A focus on social networks allowed drug users to discuss, share opinions and provide advice during a ... -
COVID-19: The hidden impact on mental health and drug addiction
Chiappini, Stefania; Guirguis, Amira; John, Ann; Corkery, John; Schifano, Fabrizio (2020-07-29)There is concern the Coronavirus Disease (COVID)-19 pandemic is having a negative impact on the mental health of the general population through a range of suggested mechanisms: fear, uncertainty, and anxiety; social ... -
The Dangerous use of Inhalants among Teens: a Case Report
Levari, Emerlinda; Stefani, Martina; Ferrucci, Roberta; Negri, Attilio; Corazza, Ornella (2021-03-20)The recreational use of inhalants among teenagers and other vulnerable individuals is a growing cause of concern for clinicians. Products, such as computer dusters and spray cleaners containing highly toxic compounds, such ... -
'Defining, measuring and monitoring Drug-Related Deaths in national and sub-national contexts: the example of the United Kingdom'
Corkery, John (Comité permanent de lutte à la toxicomanie, 2002-10) -
Demethylation of 2,4-dimethoxquinolines: the synthesis of atanine
Jones, K.; Roset, X.; Rossiter, S.; Whitfield, P.J. (2003) -
Descriptive research into large-scale user data from an established alcohol identification and brief advice (IBA) intervention website
Kerr, Dylan Andrew; Corkery, John Martin (figshare, 2024-01-16)Alcohol misuse causes significant health harms, including early mortality, increased healthcare and wider governmental costs. Identification and Brief Advice (IBA) interventions can reduce alcohol consumption, prevent ...