Escitalopram in the treatment of impulsive-compulsive internet usage disorder: An open-label trial followed by a double-blind discontinuation phase

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 452-456

  Dell'Osso, Bernardo ^a   Hadley, Salliejo ^a   Allen, Andrea ^a   Baker, Bryann ^a   Chaplin, William F ^a   Hollander, Eric ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCITALOPRAM; PLACEBO;

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVE COMPULSIVE INTERNET USAGE DISORDER; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 42249110197     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v69n0316     Document Type: Article

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