Alopecia due to psychotropic medications

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 631-637

  Gautam, Monica ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alopecia; Psychotropics

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DESIPRAMINE; DOXEPIN; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; GABAPENTIN; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; MAPROTILINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEFAZODONE; PAROXETINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SELENIUM; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TOPIRAMATE; TRANYLCYPROMINE; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ACNE; AGED; ALOPECIA; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HAIR GROWTH; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; SEIZURE;

ALOPECIA; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS;

EID: 0033031140     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.18346     Document Type: Article

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