Low-Dose Cyproterone Acetate Treatment of Sexual Acting Out in Men with Dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-186

  Haussermann, Peter ^a,d   Goecker, David ^b   Beier, Klaus ^c   Schroeder, Stefan ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antiandrogen; Cyproterone acetate; Dementia; Sexual acting out

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; CARBAMAZEPINE; CIMETIDINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; ESTRADIOL; FLUOXETINE; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; KETOCONAZOLE; LEUPRORELIN; LEVODOPA; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MELPERONE; MIRTAZAPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SPIRONOLACTONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MALE; MASTURBATION; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVIATION; SIDE EFFECT;

ACTING OUT; AGED; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXHIBITIONISM; HUMANS; MALE; MASTURBATION; PARKINSON DISEASE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0242381781     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104161020300886X     Document Type: Article

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