Adverse neuropsychiatric events associated with varenicline use in veterans: A case series

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 665-669

  Cantrell, Matthew ^a   Argo, Tami ^a   Haak, Lauren ^b   Janney, Laurel ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Rice Lake VA Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NICOTINIC AGENT; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE; VARENICLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING CESSATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; BENZAZEPINES; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; QUINOXALINES; SMOKING CESSATION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84866975555     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2012.692463     Document Type: Article

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