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Transcranial direct current stimulation in a patient with therapy-resistant major depression

Ulrich Palm Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Daniel Keeser Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Christina Schiller Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Zoe Fintescu Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Eva Reisinger Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Thomas C. Baghai Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Christoph Mulert Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Frank Padberg Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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Pages 632-635 | Received 30 Jun 2008, Published online: 08 Dec 2009

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