Premenstrual dysphoric disorder and its association with complex trauma disorder: Three cases.

Aust N Z J Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry, Central Clinical School, Monash University, Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc), Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Published: September 2018

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