Balancing speed of response to ECT in major depression and adverse cognitive effects: Role of treatment schedule

Journal of ECT

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-109

  Shapira, Baruch ^a,b   Tubi, Nurith ^a   Lerer, Bernard ^b,c  

^a HERZOG HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy, adverse cognitive effects; Electroconvulsive therapy, speed of response; Treatment schedule

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034200343     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200006000-00002     Document Type: Article

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