Relapse prevention in major depressive disorder after successful ECT: A literature review and a naturalistic case series

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 454-460

  Wijkstra, Jaap ^a   Nolen, Willem A ^a   Algra, Ale ^a   Van Vliet, Irene M ^a   Kahn, René S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depressive disorder; Electroconvulsive therapy; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033660234     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0447.2000.102006454.x     Document Type: Article

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