Is dysthymia an indication for ECT?

Journal of ECT

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 280-281

  Andrade, Chittaranjan ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSTHYMIA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS;

DYSTHYMIC DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033256456     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-199912000-00008     Document Type: Letter

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