Use of ECT in the United States in 1975, 1980, and 1986

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 151, Issue 11, 1994, Pages 1657-1661

  Thompson, James W ^a   Weiner, Richard D ^a   Myers, C Patrick ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0027973232     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.151.11.1657     Document Type: Article

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