Treatment of agitation and aggression in four demented patients using ECT

Journal of ECT

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 205-209

  Grant, Jon E ^a,c   Mohan, Sushila N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b West Building ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Agitation; Dementia; Electroconvulsive therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGGRESSION; DEMENTIA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034846044     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200109000-00012     Document Type: Article

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