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ERIC Number: EJ429859
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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Brief Report: Trichotillomania in an Autistic Male.
Hamdan-Allen, Ghada
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v21 n1 p79-82 Mar 1991
This report describes trichotillomania (the irresistible urge to pull one's own body hair) in a young male with autism who was treated successfully with Fluoxetine, a serotonergic antidepressant. The possible etiologic interrelations and treatment implications of this kind of comorbidity are presented. (JDD)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Disorders, Biochemistry, Case Studies, Drug Therapy, Etiology, Males
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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