Pharmacological strategies for trichotillomania

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 975-984

  Walsh, Kelda H ^a   McDougle, Christopher J ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuroleptics; Selective serotonin re uptake inhibitors; Trichotillomania; Venlafaxine

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CAPSAICIN; CHLORPROMAZINE; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; DESIPRAMINE; FLUOCINOLONE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; IMIPRAMINE; INOSITOL; ISOCARBOXAZID; LITHIUM; MIANSERIN; NALTREXONE; NEFAZODONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; PIMOZIDE; PLACEBO; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; GALACTORRHEA; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; PAROTID GLAND DISEASE; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; TIC; TRICHOTILLOMANIA; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; HUMANS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

EID: 21744455576     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.6.6.975     Document Type: Review

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