Prevalence and description of psychotic features in bipolar mania
โ Scribed by Eduardo Dunayevich; Paul E. Keck
- Book ID
- 107550392
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 296 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1523-3812
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