A double-blind trial of fluoxetine in pathologic skin picking

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 341-347

  Simeon, Daphne ^a   Stein, Dan J ^a   Gross, Shira ^a   Islam, Nazrul ^a   Schmeidler, James ^a   Hollander, Eric ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOMIPRAMINE; DESIPRAMINE; DOXEPIN; FENFLURAMINE; FLUOXETINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PAROXETINE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOCUTANEOUS DISEASE; SKIN DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030869328     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v58n0802     Document Type: Article

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