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Avedisova A.S.

Serbsky Federal Medical Research Center of Psychiatry and Narcology

Arkusha I.A.

Serbsky Federal Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Narcology, Moscow, Russia

Zakharova K.V.

Research-Practical Psychoneurological Center, Moscow, Russia

Separation anxiety disorder in adults — a new diagnostic category

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Avedisova A.S., Arkusha I.A., Zakharova K.V.

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Avedisova AS, Arkusha IA, Zakharova KV. Separation anxiety disorder in adults — a new diagnostic category. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2018;118(10):66‑75. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro201811810166

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