Electroconvulsive therapy - State of the art

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 182, Issue JAN., 2003, Pages 8-9

  Eranti, Savithasri V ^a   McLoughlin, Declan M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; SAFETY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037249191     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.182.1.8     Document Type: Editorial

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