Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 491-495 , November 2009

Does personality disorder decrease the likelihood of remission in early-onset chronic depression?

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Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 491-495 , November 2009

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