Disulfiram, an old drug with new potential in the treatment of pathological gambling?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 209-210

  Mutschler, Jochen ^a   Bühler, Mira ^a   Diehl, Alexander ^a   Mann, Karl ^a   Kiefer, Falk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; COCAINE; DISULFIRAM; DOPAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; LITHIUM; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LETTER; LIMBIC CORTEX; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROIMAGING; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REWARD; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DISULFIRAM; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70450253213     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.07.007     Document Type: Letter

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