Name: CMSC 2020 Day 3: Laura Safar, MD on Use of Psychotropics in MS
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Description: Laura Safar, MD, presents her lecture titled, "Use of Psychotropics in MS: Antidepressants, Anti-anxiety Agents, Mood Stabilizers, Hypnotics, Antipsychotics, and Cognitive Enhancers" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

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Laura Safar, MD, presents her lecture titled, "Use of Psychotropics in MS: Antidepressants, Anti-anxiety Agents, Mood Stabilizers, Hypnotics, Antipsychotics, and Cognitive Enhancers" as part of the 2020 CMSC Virtual Annual Meeting.

CMSC 2020 Day 3: Laura Safar, MD on Use of Psychotropics in MS