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Kiraly SJ Ancill RJ . Geriatric endogenous cortisol psychosis—role of cortisol antagonists [letter]. Can J Psychiatry 1996;41:193.

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Pearson Murphy BE . Antiglucocorticoid therapies in major depression: A review. Psychoneuroendocrinology 1997;22(l Suppl):S125–SI32.

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Greenberg DM . Sexual recidivism in sex offenders. Can J Psychiatry 1998;43:459–65.

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Sainfort F Becker M Diamond R . Judgements of quality of life of individuals with severe mental disorders: Patient self-report versus provider perspectives. Am J Psychiatry 1996;153:497–502.

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Shrout PE . Reliability. In: Tsuang MT Tohen M Zahner GEP , editors. Textbook in psychiatric epidemiology. New York: John Wiley and Sons; 1995. p 213–28.

Rojas-Fernandez C Gordon J . Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor discontinuation syndrome: Putative mechanisms and prevention strategies [letter]. Can J Psychiatry 1998;43:523–4.

Coupland NJ Bell CJ Potokar JP . Serotonin reuptake inhibitor withdrawal. J Clin Psychopharmacol 1996;16:356–63.

Schatzberg AF Haddad P Kaplan EM Lejoyeux M Rosenbaum JF Young AH Zajecka J . Serotonin reuptake inhibitor discontinuation syndrome: A hypothetical definition. J Clin Psychiatry 1997;58 (suppl 7):5–10.

Benazzi F . Sertraline discontinuation syndrome presenting with severe depression and compulsions. Biol Psychiatry 1998;43:929–30.

Lejoyeux M Ades J . Antidepressant discontinuation: A review of the literature. J Clin Psychiatry 1997;58 (suppl 7):11–6.

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Benazzi F . Venlafaxine withdrawal symptoms [letter]. Can J Psychiatry 1996;41:487.

Giakas WJ Davis JM . Intractable withdrawal from venlafaxine treated with fluoxetine. Psychiatric Annals 1997;27:85–92.