Steroid-induced depressive psychosis responsive to electroconvulsive therapy

Convulsive Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 104-107

  Sutor, Bruce ^a   Wells, Lloyd A ^a   Rummans, Teresa A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOXETINE; PREDNISONE; STEROID; TRAZODONE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STEROID THERAPY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEXAMETHASONE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FLUOXETINE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; PSYCHOSES, SUBSTANCE-INDUCED; STEROIDS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0029955547     PISSN: 07498055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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