Successful ECT in a case of Leonhard's cycloid psychosis

Journal of ECT

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 62-67

  Little, John D ^a   Ungvari, Gabor S ^b   McFarlane, Joanne ^a  

^a Grampians Psychiatric Services   (Australia)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cycloid psychosis; Electroconvulsive therapy; Motility psychosis; Psychiatric nosology; Schizoaffective disorder

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BENZODIAZEPINES; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034145627     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200003000-00008     Document Type: Article

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