Memory performance in severely depressed patients treated by electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 189-195

  Hihn, Hermina ^a   Baune, Bernhard T ^a   Michael, Nikolaus ^a   Markowitsch, Hans ^b   Arolt, Volker ^a   Pfleiderer, Bettina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; Memory deficits

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LITHIUM; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVULSION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; WECHSLER MEMORY SCALE;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748630545     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yct.0000235512.75568.43     Document Type: Article

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