title: Dependence on monoamine oxidase inhibitors in high dose.
abstract: A 37-year-old woman with a personality disorder and chronic dysthymia developed a dependence on MAOIs. She ingested 440 mg tranylcypromine daily without any side-effects while taking no dietary precautions. The features of MAOI dependence and their resemblance to amphetamine dependence are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Nervenklinik, Köln.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vartzopoulos
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Krull
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D014191:Tranylcypromine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning
chemical_list: D014191:Tranylcypromine