Cost and benefit in the choice of ECT schedule: Twice versus three times weekly ECT

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 172, Issue JAN., 1998, Pages 44-48

  Shapira, B ^a,b   Tubi, N ^a   Drexler, H ^a   Lidsky, D ^a   Calev, A ^a   Lerer, B ^b,c  

^a HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031952025     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.172.1.44     Document Type: Article

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