Modafinil-associated weight loss in a clozapine-treated schizoaffective disorder patient

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-97

  Henderson, David C ^a   Louie, Pearl M ^a   Koul, Pamposh ^b   Namey, Leah ^b   Daley, Tara B ^c   Nguyen, Dana D ^c  

^a Freedom Trail Clinic   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clozapine; Modafinil; Schizoaffective; Sedation; Weight gain; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CLOZAPINE; MODAFINIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; BODY MASS INDEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CLOZAPINE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 22044445930     PISSN: 10401237     EISSN: 15473325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401230590932407     Document Type: Article

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