Itching in the psychiatric ward

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 128-131

  Mazeh, Doron ^a,b   Melamed, Yuval ^b,c   Cholostoy, Alex ^a   Aharonovitzch, Vadim ^a   Weizman, Abraham ^b,d   Yosipovitch, Gil ^e,f  

^a ABARBANEL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c LEV HASHARON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^d GEHA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^e WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Itch; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SKIN PRURITUS;

AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, PSYCHOTIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 41949102498     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0406     Document Type: Article

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