Commentary on "successful use of ECT as the sole modality of treatment in a case of motility psychosis": The classification of catatonia

Journal of ECT

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-49

  Taylor, Michael A ^a   Fink, Max ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; CATATONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG USE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037219720     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200303000-00010     Document Type: Note

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