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Nonconventional interventions for chronic post-traumatic stress disorder: Ketamine, repetitive trans-cranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), and alternative approaches

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Pages 35-54 | Received 08 Nov 2014, Accepted 23 Apr 2015, Published online: 22 Dec 2015

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