Testosterone replacement therapy for hypogonadal men with SSRI- refractory depression

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 157-161

  Seidman, Stuart N ^a,b   Rabkin, Judith G ^a,b  

^a The New York Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Major depression; Open clinical trial; Psychoendocrine; Refractory depression; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL AROUSAL;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TESTOSTERONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031748956     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(97)00168-7     Document Type: Article

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