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Citation

In a citation, it is the author and year that is required (NB direct quotes also require a page number).

so:

Very Important: Initials/first name(s) of the author DO NOT appear in the citation.

In-text example:

Holland (2018) discusses mood stabilising medications …

OR

A patient's mood can be supported with medications (Holland, 2018).

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