Long-term antidepressant treatment in bipolar disorder: meta-analyses of benefits and risks.

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Published in Acta Psychiatr Scand on August 24, 2008

Authors

S N Ghaemi1, A P Wingo, M A Filkowski, R J Baldessarini

Author Affiliations

1: Mood Disorders Program, Department of Psychiatry, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA. nghaemi@tuftsmedicalcenter.org

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