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    James D. Helsley (Associate Professor of Family Medicine/Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry, Physician)

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Helsley, J.D. (2008). Generalized Anxiety Disorder. In: Anxiety Disorders. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-263-2_12

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