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International Review of Psychiatry Volume 13, 2001 - Issue 3: Post-traumatic stress disorder: diagnostic issues and epidemiology in adult survivors of traumatic events
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Drug treatments in post-traumatic stress disorder

Justin Sauer 1Maudsley Hospital, London
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Dinesh Bhugra Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, UK
Pages 189-193 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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