Age-related cognitive effects of ECT and ECT-induced mood improvement in depressive patients

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 93-101

  Bosboom, P R ^a   Deijen, J B ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognition; Elderly; Electroconvulsive therapy; Follow up; Mood disorders; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEMORY; MOOD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 33645095910     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.20144     Document Type: Article

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