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Benzhexol Withdrawal and Cholinergic Mechanisms in Depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

M. S. Keshavan ,
S. Burton ,
M. Murphy ,
S. A. Checkley  and
J. L. Crammer
M. S. Keshavan*
Affiliation:
Maudsley and Bethlem Royal Hospital, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
S. Burton
Affiliation:
Maudsley and Bethlem Royal Hospital, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
M. Murphy
Affiliation:
Maudsley and Bethlem Royal Hospital, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
S. A. Checkley
Affiliation:
Maudsley and Bethlem Royal Hospital, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
J. L. Crammer
Affiliation:
Maudsley and Bethlem Royal Hospital, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
*
∗Correspondence
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 147 , Issue 5 , November 1985 , pp. 560 - 564
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Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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