Use of electroconvulsive therapy in a state hospital: A 10-year review

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 534-539

  Sylvester, Alfred P ^a,c,f   Mulsant, Benoit H ^b,c   Chengappa, K N Roy ^c,d   Sandman, Alan R ^e   Haskett, Roger F ^c  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d Mayview State Hospital   (United States)

^e Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbilities Services   (United States)

^f York Behavioral Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033930567     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v61n0714     Document Type: Review

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