Sexual dysfunction with the use of antidepressants in a tertiary care mental health setting - A retrospective case series

Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 128-131

  Lahon, Kingshuk ^a   Shetty, Harsha M ^a   Paramel, Amith ^a   Sharma, Gyaneswar ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; causality; preventability; severity; sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BUSPIRONE; CLONAZEPAM; DULOXETINE; LORAZEPAM; MIRTAZAPINE; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 84865491209     PISSN: 0976500X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.81913     Document Type: Article

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