Bupropion as an antidote for serotonin reuptake inhibitor-induced sexual dysfunction

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 112-115

  Ashton, Adam Keller ^a,c   Rosen, Raymond C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Buffalo Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDOTE; BUSPIRONE; CYPROHEPTADINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE; YOHIMBINE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGED; ANXIETY; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; TREMOR;

EID: 0031947682     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v59n0304     Document Type: Article

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