A pharmacotherapy algorithm in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 217-226

  Marshall, Randall D ^a   Stein, Dan J ^b   Liebowitz, Michael R ^a,c   Yehuda, Rachel ^d,e  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Deparment of Clinical Psychiatry

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Bronx VA   (United States)

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EID: 0030487661     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-19960401-12     Document Type: Article

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