Time course of response to electroconvulsive therapy in elderly depressed subjects

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 563-566

  Williams, Justin H G ^a   O'Brien, John T ^b   Cullum, Sarah ^a  

^a ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT); Psychomotor speed; Treatment response

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; RATING SCALE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030928373     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199705)12:5<563::AID-GPS551>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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