Farmakoterapia w Psychiatrii i Neurologii

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2/2023 vol. 39
Review article

Postpartum psychosis with particular emphasis on its treatment

Anna Konopka 1
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Jagoda Kaczmarek 1
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Sylwia Serbin 1
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Weronika Kulma 1
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Wiktoria Bossy 1
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Ewa Kurczewska 1
  1. Department of Adult Psychiatry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland; Klinika Psychiatrii Dorosłych, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Poznaniu, Poznań, Polska
Farmakoterapia w Psychiatrii i Neurologii 2023, 39 (2), 169–185
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fpn.2023.129293
Data publikacji online: 2023/10/05
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