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1stInternational Congress on Neurobiology and Clinical Psychopharmacology and European Psychiatric Association Conference on Treatment Guidance

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WFSBP Treatment Guidelines and the problem of evidence grading

Annals of General Psychiatry volume 9, Article number: S43 (2010) Cite this article

The World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) has developed several drug treatment guidelines. The following guidelines have either been published already or will be published soon [1–8]

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Möller, H.J. WFSBP Treatment Guidelines and the problem of evidence grading. Ann Gen Psychiatry 9 (Suppl 1), S43 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-859X-9-S1-S43

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