Pharmacologic treatment of hypersexuality and paraphilias in nursing home residents

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 231-234

  Levitsky, Andrew M ^a   Owens, Norma J ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiandrogens; GnRH analogues; Hypersexuality; Pharmacologic; Serotonergics; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; BUSPIRONE; CLOMIPRAMINE; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; SEROTONIN AGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; THIORIDAZINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; SEXUAL DEVIATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032960817     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb04583.x     Document Type: Article

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