A comparison of brief and ultrabrief pulse stimuli in unilateral ECT

Journal of ECT

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 68-75

  Pisvejc, Jiri ^a   Hyrman, Vaclav ^a,b   Sikora, Jan ^a   Berankova, Alena ^a   Kobeda, Bronislav ^a   Auerova, Michaela ^a   Sochorova, Vanda ^a  

^a Kuffher Sanatorium   (Czech Republic)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy, unilateral; Stimuli, brief and ultrabrief

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PERPHENAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0031834144     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-199806000-00002     Document Type: Article

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