Once vs. three times weekly ECT in melancholia: A randomized controlled trial

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 316-320

  Janakiramaiah, N ^a   Motreja, S ^a   Gangadhar, B N ^a,b   Subbakrishna, D K ^a   Parameshwara, G ^b  

^a Department of Psychiatry ^*  (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

ECT; Major depressive disorder; Melancholia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031757229     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10090.x     Document Type: Article

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