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Aripiprazole augmentation in treatment-refractory obsessive–compulsive disorder

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Sarkar, R., Klein, J. & Krüger, S. Aripiprazole augmentation in treatment-refractory obsessive–compulsive disorder. Psychopharmacology 197, 687–688 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-008-1091-1

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