Augmentation of electroconvulsive therapy seizures with sleep deprivation

Journal of ECT

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 242-247

  Gilabert Pallissó, Ester ^a   Rojo, Emilio ^a   Vallejo, Julio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Seizure threshold; Seizure time; Sleep deprivation

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ENERGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SEIZURE; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TECHNIQUE; THERAPY RESISTANCE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10344230936     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200412000-00010     Document Type: Article

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