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Psychopharmacology of bipolar I disorder during lactation: a case report of the use of lithium and aripiprazole in a nursing mother

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Frew, J.R. Psychopharmacology of bipolar I disorder during lactation: a case report of the use of lithium and aripiprazole in a nursing mother. Arch Womens Ment Health 18, 135–136 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-014-0469-9

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