Predictors for the efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy: Chart review of a naturalistic study

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 894-899

  Kho, King Han ^a   Zwinderman, Aeilko H ^b   Blansjaar, Ben A ^a  

^a GGZ Delfland   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SUXAMETHONIUM;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 22744449655     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v66n0712     Document Type: Review

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