Putative COVID- 19 Induction of Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) and Associated Behavioral Addictions with Potential Concomitant Dopamine Depletion: Is COVID-19 Social Distancing a Double Edged Sword?
Kenneth Blum, Jean Lud Cadet, David Baron, Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, Raymond Brewer, Edward J. Modestino, Mark S. Gold
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mitigation of these effects by identifying subjects at risk and promoting dopaminergic homeostasis to help regulate stress-relative hypodopaminergia, attenuate fears, and prevent subsequent unwanted drug and non-drug RDS type addictive behaviors seems prudent.
Topics & Concepts
DopaminergicEpigeneticsPsychologyAddictionSocial stressDopaminePsychiatryMedicineNeuroscienceBiologyGeneticsGeneLong-Term Effects of COVID-19COVID-19 and Mental HealthTryptophan and brain disorders