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Fluoxetine treatment of trichotillomania and depression in a prepubertal child.
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1993
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Two-year HistoryPsychiatryMedicinePsychotropic MedicationTen-year-old BoyPediatricsDepressionPsychopharmacologyLow-dosage FluoxetineSocial SciencesPharmacotherapyClinical PsychiatryMood DisordersMental HealthBiological PsychiatryFluoxetine TreatmentChild PsychiatryPsychopathology
The case of a ten-year-old boy with a two-year history of trichotillomania and depression is presented. Imipramine was unsuccessful in treating trichotillomania and showed limited success in alleviating depression. Treatment with low-dosage fluoxetine (10 mg daily) led to marked improvement of both trichotillomania and depression.