Improvement in response times for simple and complex tasks after electroconvulsive therapy

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 459-465

  Kalb, Roland ^a   Ellinger, Kathrin ^a   Reulbach, Udo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive functions; Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; Neuronal transmission; Reaction time; Simple and complex response times

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; PAROXETINE; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0037403206     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(03)00033-2     Document Type: Article

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