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Does Melatonin Mediate the Therapeutic Effects of 5-HT Reuptake Inhibitors in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

Reuven Sandyk Department of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA
Pages 221-223 | Received 28 Oct 1991, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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