Historical perspectives and natural history of bipolar disorder

@article{Angst2000HistoricalPA,
  title={Historical perspectives and natural history of bipolar disorder},
  author={Jules Angst and Roberta Sellaro},
  journal={Biological Psychiatry},
  year={2000},
  volume={48},
  pages={445-457}
}
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