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Pilot Evaluation of a Residential Drug Addiction Treatment Combining Traditional Amazonian Medicine, Ayahuasca and Psychotherapy on Depression and Anxiety

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Pages 472-481 | Received 28 Dec 2019, Accepted 12 May 2020, Published online: 04 Aug 2020

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