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ANTIDEPRESSANT NONMEDICAL USE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-12-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medication
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nonmedical use of antidepressants
1, record 1, English, nonmedical%20use%20of%20antidepressants
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- non-medical use of antidepressants 2, record 1, English, non%2Dmedical%20use%20of%20antidepressants
correct
- antidepressant misuse 1, record 1, English, antidepressant%20misuse
- antidepressant abuse 3, record 1, English, antidepressant%20abuse
avoid, pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The AQ [anonymous questionnaires] asked about the "non-medical use of stimulants with the particular intention of CE [cognitive enhancement]" and "the non-medical use of antidepressants with the particular intention of ME [mood enhancement]" during lifetime, last year, last month and last week (frequency). 2, record 1, English, - nonmedical%20use%20of%20antidepressants
Record 1, Key term(s)
- antidepressant nonmedical use
- antidepressant non-medical use
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Médicaments
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- usage non médical d'antidépresseurs
1, record 1, French, usage%20non%20m%C3%A9dical%20d%27antid%C3%A9presseurs
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- utilisation non médicale d'antidépresseurs 1, record 1, French, utilisation%20non%20m%C3%A9dicale%20d%27antid%C3%A9presseurs
correct, feminine noun
- usage d'antidépresseurs à des fins non médicales 1, record 1, French, usage%20d%27antid%C3%A9presseurs%20%C3%A0%20des%20fins%20non%20m%C3%A9dicales
correct, masculine noun
- utilisation d'antidépresseurs à des fins non médicales 1, record 1, French, utilisation%20d%27antid%C3%A9presseurs%20%C3%A0%20des%20fins%20non%20m%C3%A9dicales
correct, feminine noun
- mésusage d'antidépresseurs 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9susage%20d%27antid%C3%A9presseurs
masculine noun
- abus d'antidépresseurs 3, record 1, French, abus%20d%27antid%C3%A9presseurs
avoid, masculine noun, pejorative
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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