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Fast-cycling bipolar disorder induced by withdrawal from long-term treatment with a tricyclic antidepressant

Brett D. M. Jones, Susanne Steinberg, G Chouinard

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A unipolar depressed patient developed a fast-cycling bipolar disorder on abrupt discontinuation of long-term treatment with a tricyclic antidepressant. The case illustrates the potential for drug withdrawal to induce mood disturbance that is more severe than the original illness.

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A unipolar depressed patient developed a fast-cycling bipolar disorder on abrupt discontinuation of long-term treatment with a tricyclic antidepressant. The case illustrates the potential for drug withdrawal to induce mood disturbance that is more severe than the original illness.

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A unipolar depressed patient developed a fast-cycling bipolar disorder on abrupt discontinuation of long-term treatment with a tricyclic antidepressant. The case illustrates the potential for drug withdrawal to induce mood disturbance that is more severe than the original illness.

Key concepts: Login, Discontinuation, Psychiatry, Bipolar disorder, Medicine, Mood, Psychology, Computer security

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