Diagnosis and management of trichotillomania in children and adolescents

Pediatric Drugs

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 365-376

  Bruce, Travis O ^a   Barwick, Lori W ^a   Wright, Harry H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Neuropsychiatry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOMIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; PAROXETINE;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

EID: 29144446061     PISSN: 11745878     EISSN: 11745878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00148581-200507060-00005     Document Type: Review

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