Augmentation with naltrexone to treat compulsive sexual behavior: A case series

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-62

  Raymond, Nancy C ^a   Grant, Jon E ^a   Coleman, Eli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Compulsive sexual behavior; Impulse control disorder; Naltrexone; Paraphilia; Sexual addiction; Sexual disorder NOS

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMFEBUTAMONE; BUSPIRONE; GABAPENTIN; NALTREXONE; QUETIAPINE; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST;

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; COMPULSIVE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; INTERVIEW; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDER; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADULT; COMPULSION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMORBIDITY; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; NALTREXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953927407     PISSN: 10401237     EISSN: 15473325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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