Psychotic episode associated with Bikram yoga.

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  • Jessica S Lu
  • Joseph M Pierre
چکیده

ajp.psychiatryonline.org eth; he has received research grants from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cephalon, Forest Laboratories, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Eli Lilly, NARSAD, NIDA, NIMH, Pfizer, Sepracor, UCB Pharma, and Wyeth; he has also served as a speaker for Bristol-Myers Squibb, Forest Laboratories, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Solvay, and Wyeth; and he is a shareholder with Medavante and Mensante Corporation. Dr. Shear has served on the advisory board of or as a consultant to Pfizer and Forest Laboratories; and she has received research grants from Forest Laboratories. Ms. Thompson reports no competing interests.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The American journal of psychiatry

دوره 164 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007