Effect of memantine on cue-induced alcohol craving in recovering alcohol-dependent patients

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 519-523

  Krupitsky, Evgeny M ^b   Neznanova, Olga ^b   Masalov, Dimitry ^b   Burakov, Andrey M ^b   Didenko, Tatyana ^b   Romanova, Tatyana ^b   Tsoy, Marina ^b   Bespalov, Anton ^b   Slavina, Tatyana Y ^b   Grinenko, Alexander A ^b   Petrakis, Ismene L ^b   Pittman, Brian ^b   Gueorguieva, Ralitza ^b   Zvartau, Edwin E ^b   Krystal, John H ^a  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MEMANTINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 34047102408     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2007.164.3.519     Document Type: Article

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