Ninety-three cases of alcohol dependence following SSRI treatment

International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 99-107

  Brookwell, Louise ^a   Hogan, Carys ^a   Healy, David ^a   Mangin, Derelie ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

adverse event databases; alcohol dependence; antidepressants; SSRIs

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; DESVENLAFAXINE; DRUG; DULOXETINE; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; MIRTAZAPINE; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRAMADOL; VENLAFAXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLISM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902288953     PISSN: 09246479     EISSN: 18786847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JRS-140616     Document Type: Article

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