Traumatic war experiences affect outcome in a case of tourette’ syndrome

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 106-108

  Witzuma, E ^a   Bar On, R ^b   Dolberg, O T ^b   Kotier, M ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Posttraumatic stress disorder; Stress; Tourette syndrome

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PIMOZIDE; TIAPRIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAR;

EID: 0029918766     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000289057     Document Type: Article

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