Increased suicidal tendency in a case of psoriasis vulgaris under acitretin treatment [3]

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 464-465

  Arican, Ozerari ^a,c   Sasmaz, S ^a   Ozbulut, O ^b  

^a KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Alparslan Turkes Bulvari   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ETRETIN; MIRTAZAPINE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; CASE REPORT; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ACITRETIN; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATOLYTIC AGENTS; PSORIASIS; SUICIDE;

EID: 33645368898     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2006.01447.x     Document Type: Letter

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