Electroconvulsive therapy in Belgium: A nationwide survey on the practice of electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-71

  Sienaert, P ^a   Dierick, M ^b   Degraeve, G ^a,b   Peuskens, J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Unit of Depression and Anxiety Disorders   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Electroconvulsive therapy; Physician's practice patterns; Questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL;

BELGIUM; DEVICE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 29344433274     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2005.09.016     Document Type: Article

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