Should electroconvulsive therapy be an early consideration for suicidal patients?

Journal of ECT

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-115

  Patel, Malini ^a,b   Patel, Sangeeta ^c   Hardy, Daniel W ^b,d   Benzies, Bonnie J ^b   Tare, Vibhawari ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b Elgin Mental Health Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^d LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; Electroconvulsive therapy; Mentally ill; Substance abuse; Suicidal patients

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; ADDICTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748118907     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200606000-00007     Document Type: Article

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