Pharmacologic treatment of sexual inappropriateness in long-term care residents with dementia

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 20-28

  Srinivasan, Shilpa ^a   Weinberg, Andrew D ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CIMETIDINE; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; PINDOLOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING STAFF; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVIATION;

EID: 33750796159     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: 15247929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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