Electroconvulsive therapy in older adults: 13-Year trends

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 616-619

  Rapoport, Mark Jeffrey ^a,b,e   Mamdani, Muhammad ^b,c   Herrmann, Nathan ^a,d  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Elderly; Electroconvulsive therapy; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DRUG USE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748353424     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370605100910     Document Type: Article

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