Electroconvulsive therapy: An effective therapy of medication-resistant bipolar disorder

Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 304-306

  Sienaert, Pascal ^a   Peuskens, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Continuation ECT; Electroconvulsive therapy; Mania; Mixed state; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM SALT; PIMOZIDE; QUETIAPINE; REBOXETINE; RISPERIDONE; THIORIDAZINE; VALPROIC ACID; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR MANIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MORBID OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646558010     PISSN: 13985647     EISSN: 13995618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-5618.2006.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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