Decisional capacity of severely depressed patients requiring electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 67-72

  Lapid, Maria I ^a   Rummans, Teresa A ^a   Poole, Kristine L ^a   Pankratz, V Shane ^a   Maurer, Megan S ^a   Rasmussen, Keith G ^a   Philbrick, Kemuel L ^a   Appelbaum, Paul S ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Decisional capacity; Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; Informed consent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 0037945142     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200306000-00002     Document Type: Article

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