Short-term effect of ECT in middle-aged and elderly patients with intractable catatonic schizophrenia

Journal of ECT

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 73-80

  Suzuki, Kazumasa ^a,b   Awata, Shuichi ^a   Matsuoka, Hiroo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adverse effect; BPRS; Catatonic schizophrenia; Electroconvulsive therapy; Guy's five factors; Intractable schizophrenia; Middle aged and elderly patients with catatonia; Middle aged and elderly patients with schizophrenia; Prospective study; Short term effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CATATONIA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038282393     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200306000-00003     Document Type: Article

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