A prospective, randomized, double-blind comparison of bilateral and right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy at different stimulus intensities

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 425-434

  Sackeim, Harold A ^a,b   Prudic, Joan ^a   Devanand, D P ^a,b   Nobler, Mitchell S ^a   Lisanby, Sarah H ^a   Peyser, Shoshana ^a   Fitzsimons, Linda ^c   Moody, Bobba J ^a   Clark, Jenifer ^c  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b New York State Psychiatric Institute ^*  (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROGRADE AMNESIA; SEIZURE THRESHOLD;

EID: 0034055197     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.57.5.425     Document Type: Article

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