Electroconvulsive therapy in children and adolescents: A review of the literature;Tratamiento electroconvulsivo en niños y adolescentes

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 122, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 349-354

  Domènech, Cristina ^a   Bernardo, Miguel ^b   Arrufat, Francesc ^c  

^a Servicio de Oncología Médica   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL DE VIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Affective disorders; Children; Electroconvulsive therapy; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONVULSION; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; PSYCHOLOGIST; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SAFETY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442705632     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13059025     Document Type: Review

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