Decisional Capacity of Depressed Elderly to Consent to Electroconvulsive Therapy

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-46

  Lapid, Maria I ^a,b   Rummans, Teresa A ^a   Pankratz, V Shane ^b   Appelbaum, Paul S ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Decisional capacity; Electroconvulsive therapy; Geriatric depression

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; REHABILITATION CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542350673     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988703261996     Document Type: Article

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