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Paradoxical mood response following antidepressant withdrawal

  • A.Missagh Ghadirian
    Correspondence
    Address reprint requests to Dr. A.M. Ghadirian, Royal Victoria Hospital. 1025 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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    From the Department ot Psychiatry. McGill University; the Affective Disorders Clinic. Royal Victoria Hospital; and the Douglas Hospital Centre. Verdun, Quebec, Canada
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