Maintenance ECT in a patient with catatonic schizophrenia and tardive dyskinesia

Convulsive Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 108-112

  Üçok, Alp ^a   Üçok, Güliz ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Bakirkoy Mental Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TARDIVE DYSKINESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DYSKINESIA, DRUG-INDUCED; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA, CATATONIC;

EID: 0029897153     PISSN: 07498055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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