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Is there a lithium withdrawal syndrome?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

S. Thalayasingam
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
P. Yates
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
H. Markar
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, Herts
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Copyright © 1994 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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