Depressive symptomatology in young adults with a history of MDMA use: a longitudinal analysis
Journal of Psychopharmacology August 22, 2007 Rüssel S. Falck, Jichuan Wang, Robert G. Carlson 45 citations
Among 402 young adult MDMA users followed for two years, depressive symptoms measured by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) declined from an average score of 9.8 at baseline to 7.7 at 24 months, decreasing by 0.36 points every six months. People with higher initial scores showed greater declines. Men and white participants had lower scores than women and non-whites; those with some university education had lower scores than those without. Current benzodiazepine or opioid users and people who had used MDMA more than 50 times had higher scores. The low and declining average scores suggest that for most people, MDMA use does not lead to long-term depressive symptoms.