Assessment of mood state in patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy: The utility of visual analog mood scales developed for cognitively impaired patients

Convulsive Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 207-212

  Arruda, James E ^a,b   Stern, Robert A ^a,b   Legendre, Susan A ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cognitive impairment; Depression; Mood; Visual Analog Mood Scales (VAMS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOOD; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030499410     PISSN: 07498055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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