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Therapy-Resistant Depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Gerald Mathews
Affiliation:
Newcastle Hospital Greystones Co. Wicklow Republic of Ireland
Brian O'Shea
Affiliation:
Newcastle Hospital Greystones Co. Wicklow Republic of Ireland
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Abstract

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Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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