Does higher cardiovascular response to ECT predict early antidepressant effect?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 69, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 101-108

  Saravanan, E S M ^a   Gangadhar, B N ^a   Janakiramaiah, N ^a   Pandey, R S ^a   Murthy, H S ^a   Subbakrishna, D K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular response; Electroconvulsive therapy; Therapeutic outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMEDICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ATROPINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEPRESSION, INVOLUTIONAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036018490     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(00)00383-9     Document Type: Article

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