COVID-19 and post-traumatic stress disorder: A vicious circle involving immunosuppression.

CNS Neurosci Ther

Clinical Research Center & Division of Mood Disorders, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

Published: August 2020

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