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Unipolar versus bipolar disorder: A distinction not helpful for studies of causality

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Holsboer, F. Unipolar versus bipolar disorder: A distinction not helpful for studies of causality. Curr Psychiatry Rep 7, 405–407 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-005-0059-7

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