Electro convulsive therapy in a pre-pubertal child with severe depression

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 290-291

  Russell, P S ^a   Tharyan, P ^a   Arun Kumar, K ^a   Cherian, A ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

ECT; Efficacy; Prepubertal children

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; TRIHEXYPHENIDYL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREPUBERTY; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; RETREATMENT;

EID: 0036819789     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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