Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy for recurrent refractory mania

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 301-303

  Nascimento, Antonio Leandro ^a,b   Appolinario, José Carlos ^a   Segenreich, Daniel ^a   Cavalcanti, Maria Tavares ^a   Brasil, Marco Antonio Alves ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; ECT; Electroconvulsive therapy; Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy; Mania; mECT; Refractory mania

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM CARBONATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE;

EID: 33646537504     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2006.00312.x     Document Type: Article

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