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Recurrence of Mania after Lithium Withdrawal

Implications for the use of lithium in the treatment of bipolar affective disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Guy M. Goodwin
Guy M. Goodwin*
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MRC Brain Metabolism Unit, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh EH10 5HF
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 164 , Issue 2 , February 1994 , pp. 149 - 152
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Copyright © 1994 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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