Predicting efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy in major depressive disorder

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 546-550

  Tsuchiyama, Kounosuke ^a,b   Nagayama, Haruo ^a   Yamada, Kumiko ^a   Isogawa, Koichi ^a   Katsuragi, Satomi ^a   Kiyota, Akio ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Tsurumi Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive; Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression; Major depressive disorder; Multiple regression analysis; Prediction of Efficacy; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; MENTAL PATIENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28844482308     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: 14401819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2005.01412.x     Document Type: Article

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