AUG 17, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Cognitive and psychiatric outcomes of methamphetamine (Shabu Drug) abstinence: a 6-months longitudinal study in Tanta, Egypt
Middle East Current Psychiatry
A prospective longitudinal study with repeated measures showing significant improvements in depression, anxiety, suicidality and most cognitive domains during 6 months of abstinence, but limited by small sample size and single-centre setting.
Reported
Sample size30
Follow-up duration6 months
Assessment intervalsBaseline (T0), 3 months (T1), 6 months (T2)