Lithium treatment of trichotillomania with comorbid bipolar II disorder

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 305-306

  Sharma, Verinder ^a   Corpse, Cynthia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Mental Health Care Building   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Lithium; Pharmacotherapy; Trichotillomania

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; LITHIUM; PAROXETINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MOTHERS; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

EID: 53249087844     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-008-0026-5     Document Type: Letter

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