'Brain shivers': From chat room to clinic

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 219-221

  Christmas, David M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALPRAZOLAM; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLUOXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VENLAFAXINE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; DIZZINESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIGRAINE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NYSTAGMUS; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TINNITUS; VERTIGO; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 20844453591     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.29.6.219     Document Type: Article

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