Herman and norharman in alcoholism: Correlations with psychopathology and long-term changes

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-8

  Rommelspacher, H ^a   Dufeu, P ^a   Schmidt, L G ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Depression; Long Term Abstinence; Psychopathology; Carbolines

Indexed keywords

BETA CARBOLINE; HARMAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; ETHANOL; HARMINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SELF MEDICATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029866015     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01034.x     Document Type: Article

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