“Just Let Me Breathe”: Overdose as a Cry for Help in a Patient With Gender Dysphoria and Tourette’s Syndrome

Souparno Mitra, MD; Mihir Upadhyaya, MD, PhD; Panagiota Korenis, MD

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021;23(4):20l02740

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