Psychomotor Agitation Non-responsive to Treatment: A Case Report of Phenibut Withdrawal Syndrome
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Psychiatry
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1664-0640
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.688147