Seven year prognosis in depression mortality and readmission risk in the Nottingham ECT cohort

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 423-429

  O'Leary, Denis A ^a   Lee, Alan S ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; RELAPSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RISK; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029775614     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.169.4.423     Document Type: Article

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