Epidemiological analysis of electroconvulsive therapy in Victoria, Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-311

  Wood, Debra A ^a   Burgess, Philip M ^b  

^a MAROONDAH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Epidemiology; Health care utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGISTER; RESIDUAL SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEX RATIO; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; VICTORIA;

EID: 0037626646     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2003.01182.x     Document Type: Article

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