Seizure threshold rise during electroconvulsive therapy in schizophrenic patients

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-40

  Chanpattana, Worrawat ^a   Buppanharun, Wanchai ^a   Raksakietisak, Sunee ^a   Somchai Chakrabhand, M L ^b  

^a SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Srinakharinwirot University ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dose titration method; Electroconvulsive therapy; Predictive factors for threshold increase; Rise in seizure threshold; Schizophrenia; Three week stabilization period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEIZURE THRESHOLD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEIZURES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034715154     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1781(00)00186-4     Document Type: Article

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