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- Title
Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use and Body Image in Men: A Growing Concern for Clinicians.
- Authors
Kanayama, Gen; Hudson, James I.; Pope, Jr., Harrison G.; Hudson, James I; Pope, Harrison G Jr
- Abstract
Among these are: (1) major mood disorders, which may be associated with aggression, violence, and sometimes criminal behavior; (2) muscle dysmorphia, which may be both a cause and an effect of AAS use; and (3) AAS dependence syndromes. Although AAS are not addictive in the classical sense, a surprisingly high percentage of AAS users develop an AAS dependence syndrome. AAS dependence shares many features with dependence on classical drugs of abuse (e.g., tolerance, withdrawal, large amounts of time devoted to obtaining and using the drug, continued use despite adverse effects), but differ somewhat in that AAS do not deliver an immediate "reward" of intoxication in the manner of most classical drugs. Couple's treatment might be particularly promising with AAS users, since partners of AAS users are often eager for the AAS user to discontinue the drugs.
- Subjects
BODY image; BODY dysmorphic disorder; SUBSTANCE-induced disorders; STEROIDS; DRUG side effects
- Publication
Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics, 2020, Vol 89, Issue 2, p65
- ISSN
0033-3190
- Publication type
editorial
- DOI
10.1159/000505978