Effective Treatment for Co-Occurring Alcohol Use Disorder and Persistent Depression: A Case Report
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Cite this article: Penberthy KJ, Khanna S, Lynch M, Chhabra D, Turk ML, et al. (2016) Effective Treatment for Co-Occurring Alcohol Use Disorder and Persistent Depression: A Case Report. J Addict Med Ther 4(2): 1024. *Corresponding author J. Kim Penberthy, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, P.O Box 800623, University of Virginia School of Medicine and Health System, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA, Tel: 4349242241; Email:
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