Psychiatric polypharmacy: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Psychiatric Times

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 32-33

  Kingsbury, Steven J ^a,b   Lotito, Megan Leahy ^a,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c ROSEMAN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

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EID: 34249026928     PISSN: 08932905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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