Efficacy of ECT in Depression: A Meta-Analytic Review

Journal of ECT

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-20

  Pagnin, Daniel ^a   De Queiroz, Valéria ^a   Pini, Stefano ^a   Cassano, Giovanni Battista ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depressive disorder; Electroconvulsive therapy; Meta analysis; Review literature; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LITHIUM; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; PLACEBOS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842862837     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200403000-00004     Document Type: Review

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