Olanzapine augmentation of fluoxetine in the treatment of pathological skin picking [8]

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 788-789

  Christensen, Richard C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; FLUOXETINE; LORAZEPAM; OLANZAPINE; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; LETTER; SCRATCHING;

EID: 11844287675     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370404901121     Document Type: Letter

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