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Editorial: The Ups and Downs of Bipolar Disorder

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This brief historical overview of bipolar disorder addresses diagnosis, treatment, cost, creativity, suicide, and stigma with a review of the literature. This served as the introduction to the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Academy of Clinical Psychiatrists (51 references).

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Kaufman, K.R. Editorial: The Ups and Downs of Bipolar Disorder. Ann Clin Psychiatry 15, 81–84 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024606008276

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