Lithium and sexual dysfunction: An under-researched area

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 66-69

  Elnazer, Hesham Y ^a   Sampson, Anthony ^a   Baldwin, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

lithium; sexual dysfunction; side effects; treatment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BENZODIAZEPINE; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; TESTOSTERONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LITHIUM;

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LITHIUM BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG SCREENING; MEDLINE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HUMANS; LITHIUM; PUBMED; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84924810970     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.2457     Document Type: Article

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