SSRI-associated sexual dysfunction

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 163, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1504-1509

  Balon, Richard ^a,b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UPC Jefferson   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; AMFEBUTAMONE; BETHANECHOL; BROMOCRIPTINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GRANISETRON; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LORATADINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIANSERIN; MIRTAZAPINE; NEFAZODONE; NEOSTIGMINE; PEMOLINE; PRAMIPEXOLE; ROPINIROLE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; TRAZODONE; VARDENAFIL; YOHIMBINE;

ADULT; ANORGASMIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSTHYMIA; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SMOKING; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 33749060008     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2006.163.9.1504     Document Type: Review

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