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Chapter 15 - The Unexpected

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2024

Rebecca Lawrence
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Working as a consultant psychiatrist and started doing GMC. I Depressed again and tried various antidepressants, hating being off work. Admitted to the Scottish Borders Hospital, where I had been a consultant, and had ECT; I also started olanzapine and put on a lot of weight. A change in psychiatrist and also in diagnosis was difficult.

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An Improbable Psychiatrist , pp. 162 - 175
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • The Unexpected
  • Rebecca Lawrence
  • Book: An Improbable Psychiatrist
  • Online publication: 07 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009515078.017
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  • The Unexpected
  • Rebecca Lawrence
  • Book: An Improbable Psychiatrist
  • Online publication: 07 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009515078.017
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  • The Unexpected
  • Rebecca Lawrence
  • Book: An Improbable Psychiatrist
  • Online publication: 07 November 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009515078.017
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