Psychiatric consultations in stiff-man syndrome

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 444-449

  Tinsley, Joyce A ^a   Barth, Elaine M ^b   Black, John L ^a   Williams, Donald E ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Zumbro Valley Mental Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STIFF MAN SYNDROME;

EID: 0030692687     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v58n1007     Document Type: Article

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