Persistent genital arousal disorder following selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor cessation

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 352-354

  De Magalhaes, Frederico Jose Coelho ^a   Kumar, Manoj Therayil ^b  

^a Foundation Programme West Midlands Deanery   (United Kingdom)

^b St George's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CITALOPRAM; CLARITHROMYCIN; DIAZEPAM; DULOXETINE; LORAZEPAM; PAROXETINE; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ADULT; ANHEDONIA; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATROPHIC VAGINITIS; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION LOSS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HEART PALPITATION; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; LETTER; LOSS OF APPETITE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSISTENT GENITAL AROUSAL DISORDER; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM DISEASE; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SLEEP DISORDER; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TREATMENT DURATION; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA PESSARY; VAGINA SMEAR; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; XEROSTOMIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

CITALOPRAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84929157703     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: 1533712X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000000318     Document Type: Letter

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