The debate about pmdd and sarafem: Suggestions for therapists

Women and Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 55-67

  Caplan, Paula J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Invented mental illness; Therapists' dilemmas; Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Sarafem

Indexed keywords

EID: 2042510326     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v27n03_05     Document Type: Article

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