General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 102-104 , January 2010

Mania complicated with delirium following cessation of long-term lithium therapy

Received 13 June 2009 ,Accepted 8 September 2009.

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PII: S0163-8343(09)00177-7

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.09.003

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 102-104 , January 2010

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