A review of continuation and maintenance electroconvulsive therapy

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 476-484

  Rabheru, Kiran ^a,b   Persad, Emmanuel ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b London Psychiatric Hospital   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuation electroconvulsive therapy; Depression; Elderly; Electroconvulsive therapy; Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy; Medication intolerance; Mentally disabled; Mood disorders; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Parkinson's disease; Prophylactic electroconvulsive therapy; Reversible dementia; Schizophrenia; Treatment resistance

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OBSESSION; PARKINSON DISEASE; PROPHYLAXIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0030811017     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379704200503     Document Type: Review

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