Factitial dermatoses in children

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 403-409

  Shah, Kara N ^a   Fried, Richard G ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b Yardley Skin Enhancement and Wellness Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Acne excoriee; Dermatitis artefacta; Factitial dermatoses; Neurotic excoriations; Trichotillomania

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DOXEPIN; FLUOXETINE; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VENLAFAXINE;

ACNE; ACNE EXCORIEE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DERMATITIS ARTEFACTA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; NEUROSIS; NEUROTIC EXCORIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SKIN DISEASES; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

EID: 33747451605     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mop.0000236390.41462.39     Document Type: Review

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