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Puerperal affective psychosis: is there a case for lithium prophylaxis?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Eduard M. van Gent*
Affiliation:
Lithium Out-patient Clinic Willem Arntsz Huis P.O. Box 85398, 3508 AJ Utrecht The Netherlands
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1993 

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