Depression and acitretin: A true association or a class labeling?

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 409-412

  Hayes, Jennifer ^a   Koo, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ETRETIN; ETRETINATE; ISOTRETINOIN; MIRTAZAPINE; RETINOIC ACID; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT;

BRAIN REGION; DEPRESSION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DRY EYE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; KERATODERMA; LIFE STRESS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOOD DISORDER; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABRASION; SKIN DEFECT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG LABELING; PSORIASIS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ACITRETIN; DEPRESSION; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DRUG LABELING; HUMANS; ISOTRETINOIN; MOOD DISORDERS; PSORIASIS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 80052906839     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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