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Bipolar patients 'missing best treatment'

Many Scots who are diagnosed as bipolar may not be getting the best treatment possible, according to new research from Glasgow University.

Researchers found about a quarter of people were taking antidepressants as their only medication treatment, despite a risk of worsening symptoms.

Meanwhile, only one in 20 were taking lithium, which is the recommended "first line treatment".

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