Antiglucocorticoid medication for the treatment of depression: Theory and current practice

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 139-146

  Pelton, Gregory H ^a,b  

^a Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 22844455740     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-20000201-08     Document Type: Article

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