Antidepressant effects of citalopram on treatment of alopecia areata in patients with major depressive disorder

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-155

  Abedini, Hossein ^a   Farshi, Susan ^b   Mirabzadeh, Arash ^a   Keshavarz, Saeed ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c Behsima Skin Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alopecia areata; Citalopram; Major depressive disorder; Triamcinolone

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ALOPECIA AREATA; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CITALOPRAM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; TRIAMCINOLONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890383578     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: 14711753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546634.2013.768761     Document Type: Article

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