Trazodone for the treatment of sexual dysfunction induced by serotonin reuptake inhibitors: A preliminary open-label study

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 82-84

  Stryjer, Rafael ^a,d   Spivak, Baruch ^a,d   Strous, Rael D ^a,d   Shiloh, Roni ^a,b   Harary, Eran ^a   Polak, Lea ^a,c   Birgen, Margarita ^d   Kotler, Moshe ^a,d   Weizman, Avraham ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b GEHA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^c ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d NESS ZIONA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

5 HT2; Antidepressants; Serotonin; Sexual dysfunction; SSRI; Trazodone

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EJACULATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUBRICATION; MALE; ORGASM; PENIS ERECTION; PRIAPISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TRAZODONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749127626     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNF.0b013e31816d1cdc     Document Type: Article

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