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Psychiatric Drugs and Treatment in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

De Wet Vorster
De Wet Vorster*
Affiliation:
Johannesburg General and Tara Hospitals, and Johannesburg Child Guidance Clinic
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Extract

The thalidomide tragedy in Europe has necessitated a re-examination of the use of tranquillizers and other drugs for the treatment of psychiatric conditions during pregnancy.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 111 , Issue 474 , May 1965 , pp. 431 - 438
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1965 

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