Imipramine in alopecia areata: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 61, Issue 3-4, 1994, Pages 195-198

  Perini, Giulia ^a   Zara, Michele ^a   Cipriani, Roberto ^a   Carraro, Christian ^a   Preti, Antonio ^a   Gava, Franco ^a   Coghi, Paola ^a   Peserico, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Anxiety; Depression; Imipramine; Life events

Indexed keywords

IMIPRAMINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMIPRAMINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0028288734     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000288889     Document Type: Article

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