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Editorial

When is pharmacotherapy necessary for the treatment of seasonal affective disorder?

Jean-Baptiste Belgea Department of Psychiatry, Collaborative Antwerp Psychiatric Research Institute (CAPRI), Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Wilrijk, Belgium;b Department of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, HB Nijmegen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Amber CF Sabbec Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium;d University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Wilrijk, BelgiumView further author information
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Bernard GCC SabbeORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1426-802XView further author information
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Pages 1243-1245 | Received 25 Feb 2022, Accepted 23 Jun 2022, Published online: 12 Jul 2022

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