Evaluating the efficacy of endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for generalized social anxiety disorder with blushing complaints: A comparison with sertraline and no treatment-Santiago de Chile 2003-2009

Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 24-35

  Jadresic, Enrique ^a   Súarez, Claudio ^b   Palacios, Estela ^c   Palacios, Fernanda ^d   Matus, Patricia ^e  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b CLÍNICA SANTA MARÍA   (Chile)

^c Neurosurgery of Chile   (Chile)

^d Universidad del Desarrollo ^*

^e UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Blushing; Sertraline; Social phobia; Sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

SERTRALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ENDOSCOPIC THORACIC SYMPATHECTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPEN STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84255169899     PISSN: 21588333     EISSN: 21588341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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