Hypersexuality in inpatient children and adolescents: Recognition, differential diagnosis, and evaluation

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 821-827

  El Gabalawi, Fayez ^a,b,d   Johnson, Robert Arnold ^a,c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Adolescent Unit ^*

^d Belmont Ctr for Comprehensive Care   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUETIAPINE; SERTRALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FANTASY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERSEXUALITY; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 37049020901     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S109285290001556X     Document Type: Article

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