Triazolam and diphenhydramine effects on seizure duration in depressed patients receiving ECT

Convulsive Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 261-265

  Guthrie, Sally K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; TRIAZOLAM;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LETTER; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEIZURE;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TRIAZOLAM;

EID: 0030482999     PISSN: 07498055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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