Disulfiram: An anticraving substance?

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-

  Müller, Christian A ^a   Banas, Roman ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISULFIRAM; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE;

ALCOHOLISM; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; LETTER; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ALCOHOL DETERRENTS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; DISULFIRAM; HUMANS;

EID: 78651289109     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10070943     Document Type: Letter

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