Ondansetron Reduces Mood Disturbance among Biologically Predisposed, Alcohol-Dependent Individuals

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1773-1779

  Johnson, Bankole A ^a   Ait Daoud, Nassima ^a   Ma, Jennie Z ^a   Wang, Yanmei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Anxiety; Hostility; Mood; Ondansetron (5 HT3 Antagonist); Serotonin (5 HT)

Indexed keywords

ONDANSETRON; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 3 ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GOOD GENERAL CONDITION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; ONDANSETRON; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

LOA;

EID: 0344393711     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000095635.46911.5D     Document Type: Article

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