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Kamlesh Balchand
Back to facultyAssistant Clinical Professor (Adjunct)Psychiatry & Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster University
4 publications.
01
Phenibut dependence
Samokhvalov AV, Paton-Gay CL, Balchand K, Rehm J
BMJ Case Reports201345 citations
02
New Onset Non‐Suicidal Self‐Injury in a 57‐Year‐Old Woman with Co‐morbid Depression and Alcohol Dependence
Lev‐Ran S, Balchand K
American Journal on Addictions2013Senior author
03
Pharmacotherapy of Alcohol Use Disorders and Concurrent Psychiatric Disorders: A Review
Lev-Ran S, Balchand K, Lefebvre L, Araki KF, Le Foll B
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry201224 citations
04
Preventing recurrent suicidal behaviour.
Links PS, Balchand K, Dawe I, Watson WJ
Canadian Family Physician199911 citations
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