Pathological stealing in dementia: Poor response to SSRI medications

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 418-419

  Mendez, Mario F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; PAROXETINE; SERTRALINE;

ADDICTION; ADULT; AMNESIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPULSION; DRUG RESPONSE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; LETTER; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL THEFT; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HUMANS; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 79953046525     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.10l06440gry     Document Type: Letter

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