A Chinese adolescent with delusional infestation

Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Leung, T Y ^a   Leung, C M ^b   Ungvari, G S ^b,c  

^a TAI PO HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b SHATIN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Female; Paranoid; Psychotic disorders; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DELUSIONAL INFESTATION; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFESTATION; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 14644431020     PISSN: 10262121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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