Sexual dysfunction in clinically stable patients with bipolar disorder receiving lithium

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 475-482

  Grover, Sandeep ^a   Ghosh, Abhishek ^a   Sarkar, Siddharth ^a   Chakrabarti, Subho ^a   Avasthi, Ajit ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

lithium; sexual dysfunction; treatment adherence

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; LITHIUM CARBONATE; TRANQUILIZER;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL DISEASE; MONOTHERAPY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORGASM DISORDER; PENIS ERECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TREATMENT DURATION; VAGINAL LUBRICATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG MANIA RATING SCALE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903777931     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: 1533712X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000000131     Document Type: Article

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