Behavioural toxicity of antianxiety and antidepressant agents

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 137-141

  Hindmaŕch, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Anxiolytics; Behavioural toxicity; Choice reaction time; Cognitive function; Critical flicker fusion; Generalized anxiety disorder; Short term memory

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BROMAZEPAM; CERICLAMINE; CLOBAZAM; DESIPRAMINE; DOSULEPIN; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; LOFEPRAMINE; MIANSERIN; MILNACIPRAN; NOMIFENSINE; OXAZEPAM; PAROXETINE; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE; ZIMELDINE;

ACCIDENT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; COGNITION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 0344141240     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(199903)14:2<137::AID-HUP81>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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