Near-fatal skin-picking due to obsessive compulsive disorder responding to combined fluoxetine and cognitive-behavioral therapy: A case report

Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bulteni

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 88-91

  Şahin, Emre ^a   Kalyoncu, O Ayhan ^b   Pektaş, Özkan ^b   Tan, Devran ^b   Mirsal, Hasan ^b,c   Beyazyürek, Mansur ^b  

^a Balikli Greek Hospital   (Turkey)

^b MALTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Anatolia Klinikleri   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Fluoxetine; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Skin picking

Indexed keywords

BUSPIRONE; CLOMIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; PAROXETINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242733295     PISSN: 10177833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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