Text adapted from: "The adult patient with posttraumatic stress disorder," in Psychiatry in primary care by Dora Zalai, M.R. Goolam Hussain and Colin Shapiro (CAMH, 2019).
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About the Authors
Francesca L. Schiavone, MD, Psychiatry resident, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Ruth A. Lanius, MD, PhD, FRCPC Professor, Department of Psychiatry, and Harris-Woodman Chair, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, ON
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