Efficacy and safety of electroconvulsive therapy in depressive disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Lancet

Volumn 361, Issue 9360, 2003, Pages 799-808

  Geddes, John ^a   Carney, Stuart ^b   Cowen, Philip ^b   Goodwin, Guy ^b   Rogers, Robert ^b   Dearness, Karin ^b   Tomlin, Andre ^b   Eastaugh, Joanne ^c   Freemantle, Nick ^c   Lester, Helen ^c   Harvey, Allison ^b   Scott, Allan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037426064     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)12705-5     Document Type: Article

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