Trichotillomania: A case of response to valproic acid

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 533-536

  Adewuya, Edore C ^a   Zinser, William ^b   Thomas, Christopher ^a,c  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CLOMIPRAMINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANAMNESIS; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL STRESS; SEIZURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRICHOTILLOMANIA; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTICONVULSANTS; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; TRICHOTILLOMANIA; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 54249086627     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2008.076     Document Type: Article

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