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Editorial
. 2008 Mar;33(2):89-90.

Do antidepressants really work?

Pierre Blier
Editorial

Do antidepressants really work?

Pierre Blier. J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2008 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: antidepressive agents; depression; suicide; treatment outcome..

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