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MDMA-assisted psychotherapy in the treatment of PTSD in adults – literature review

Monika Nowak
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Julia Górczyńska
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Michał Gebuza
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Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland; Wydział Lekarski, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Śląskich we Wrocławiu, Wrocław, Polska
Farmakoterapia w Psychiatrii i Neurologii 2023, 39 (2), 131–142
Online publish date: 2024/01/19
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