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Editorial

Treating post-traumatic stress disorder-related dreams: what are the options?

Andrea Phelps Australian Centre for Post-traumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Level 1/340 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Victoria 3081, Australia. [email protected]
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David Forbes Australian Centre for Post-traumatic Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Level 1/340 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Victoria 3081, Australia
Pages 1267-1269 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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