REM sleep behavior disorder in psychiatric populations

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1101-1103

  Lam, Siu P ^a   Zhang, Jihui ^a   Tsoh, Joshua ^a   Li, Shirley Xi ^a   Ho, Crover K W ^a   Mok, Vincent ^b   Chan, Anne Y Y ^b   Wing, Yun K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CLONAZEPAM; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DREAMS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRECIPITATING FACTORS; REM SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER; SEROTONIN AGENTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77955988810     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.l05877gry     Document Type: Letter

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