Escitalopram for compulsive buying disorder: A double-blind discontinuation study [13]

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 225-227

  Koran, Lorrin M ^a   Aboujaoude, Elias N ^a   Solvason, Brent ^a   Gamel, Nona N ^a   Smith, Emily H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCITALOPRAM; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPULSION; COMPULSIVE BUYING DISORDER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CITALOPRAM; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 34247136850     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jcp.0000264975.79367.f4     Document Type: Letter

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