The effect of psychotropic medication on seizure duration during bilateral electroconvulsive therapy: A retrospective study

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 303-308

  Serfaty, M A ^a,b   Martin, L M ^a   Lingham, R ^a   Ferrier, I N ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Psychotropic medication; Seizure length; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; LITHIUM; LOFEPRAMINE; METHOHEXITAL; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PAROXETINE; PROCYCLIDINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SULPIRIDE; TEMAZEPAM; ZUCLOPENTHIXOL;

ARTICLE; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEIZURE;

EID: 0030446612     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988119601000408     Document Type: Article

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