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  1. Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  2. School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
  3. Institute of Brain Science, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
  4. School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
  5. Department of Anesthesiology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
  6. Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
  7. Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  8. School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
  9. Department of Dermatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  10. School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
  11. School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
  12. Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  13. School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
  14. Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  15. School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
  16. Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  17. Institute of Hospital and Health Care Administration, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
  18. School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan
  19. Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  20. Corresponding author: Mu-Hong Chen, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shipai Rd, Beitou District, Taipei City, Taiwan 11217, ROC ([email protected]).
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