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A 38-year-old woman with bipolar disorder has been stable on lithium for the past 2 years. She comes to her psychiatrist’s office in tears after a 2-week history of a depressed mood, poor concentration, loss of appetite, and passive suicidal ideation. Which of the following steps should the psychiatrist take next?

ASta the patient on a second mood stabilizer
BSta the patient on a long-acting benzodiazepine
CStop the lithium and sta an antidepressant
DSta an antidepressant and continue the lithium
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