A retrospective controlled study into memory complaints reported by depressed patients after treatment with electroconvulsive therapy and pharmacotherapy or pharmacotherapy only

Journal of ECT

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-205

  Kho, King Han ^a   VanVreeswijk, Michiel Floris ^a   Murre, Jaap M J ^b  

^a GGZ Delfland   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ECT; Pharmacotherapy; Proxy; Retrograde amnesia

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; RETROGRADE AMNESIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AMNESIA, RETROGRADE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33748602146     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yct.0000235926.37494.f7     Document Type: Article

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