Efficacy of olanzapine in the treatment of psychogenic excoriation [6]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 714-716

  Blanch, J ^a   Grimalt, F ^b   Massana, G ^a   Navarro, V ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CITALOPRAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOXEPIN; FLUPENTIXOL; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROXYZINE; MELITRACEN; NALTREXONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PIMOZIDE; SEROTONIN 2C ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSYCHOGENIC EXCORIATION; REMISSION; SCRATCHING; SKIN DISEASE; SYMPTOM; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SKIN;

EID: 4944253007     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2004.06151.x     Document Type: Letter

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