Caffeine augmentation of ECT

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 579-585

  Coffey, C Edward ^a   Figiel, Gary S ^a   Weiner, Richard D ^a   Saunders, William B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEIZURE; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; CAFFEINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS; PLACEBOS; PREMEDICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025306498     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.147.5.579     Document Type: Article

References (5)

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