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Pharmacotherapy for anxiety

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

L. A. Neal*
Affiliation:
Defence Medical Services PTSD Unit, Duchess of Kent Hospital, Catterick, North Yorkshire DL9 4DF
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1998 

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