Trichotillomania. Rational treatment options

CNS Drugs

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-34

  Christenson, Gary ^a   O'Sullivan, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(3 CHLOROPHENYL)PIPERAZINE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BUSPIRONE; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLONAZEPAM; CORTICOSTEROID; DESIPRAMINE; FENFLURAMINE; FLUOCINOLONE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; ISOCARBOXAZID; LEVONORGESTREL; LITHIUM; MIANSERIN; NALTREXONE; PAROXETINE; PIMOZIDE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

EID: 0029949043     PISSN: 11727047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00023210-199606010-00003     Document Type: Review

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