Sexual side effects of antidepressant medications: An informed consent accountability gap

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-143

  Bahrick, Audrey S ^a   Harris, Mark M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressant sexual side effects; Iatrogenic; Informed consent; Sexual dysfunction; SSRIs

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

EID: 63349106556     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: 15733564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10879-008-9094-0     Document Type: Article

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