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Drugs for Psychiatric Disorders

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Drugs for Psychiatric Disorders

June 1, 2013 (Issue: 130)

Drugs are not the only treatment for psychiatric illness. Psychotherapy remains an important component in the management of these disorders, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be used for many of them as well. Electroconvulsive therapy...more

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