Should tactile sensation impairment be considered in pharmacotherapy of pervasive developmental disorders? A case report

Neuroendocrinology Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 877-878

  Ghanizadeh, Ahmad ^a,b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Autism; Pervasive developmental disorder; Sertraline; Tactile sensation

Indexed keywords

SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLOTHING; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SENSORY DEFENSIVENESS;

EID: 59849128476     PISSN: 0172780X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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