Skin picking disorder comorbid with ADHD successfully treated with methylphenidate.

Braz J Psychiatry

Instituto de Psiquiatria (IPUB), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Published: April 2018

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