The characterization and treatment of Trichotillomania

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 8, 1996, Pages 42-49

  Christenson, Gary A ^a   Crow, Scott J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BUSPIRONE; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLONAZEPAM; DESIPRAMINE; FENFLURAMINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; FLUVOXAMINE MALEATE; IMIPRAMINE; ISOCARBOXAZID; LEVONORGESTREL; LITHIUM CARBONATE; NALTREXONE; PAROXETINE; PIMOZIDE; PLACEBO; RITANSERIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; OBSESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SEX FACTORS; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

EID: 0029788049     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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