Effect of escitalopram on the processing of emotional faces

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-289

  Alves Neto, W C ^a   Guapo, V G ^a   Graeff, F G ^a   Deakin, J F W ^b   Del Ben, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emotion; Escitalopram; Facial expression; Serotonin; Serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ESCITALOPRAM; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

EID: 77950167463     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2010005000007     Document Type: Article

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