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Empowering Future Psychiatrists to Evaluate and Treat Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

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Batsel-Thomas, S., Dennis, M. Empowering Future Psychiatrists to Evaluate and Treat Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Acad Psychiatry 47, 201–204 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-022-01725-x

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