Successful ECT in long-term care residents

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 22-25

  Zisselman, Marc H ^a,c   Kelly, Karen G ^b   Cutillo Schmitter, Terri ^a   Payne, David ^b   Denman, Susan J ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Temple Continuing Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

ECT; Long term care

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHOSIS; RATING SCALE; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035039890     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70149-8     Document Type: Article

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