Improvement of psychiatric symptoms after electroconvulsive therapy in young adults with intractable first-episode schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-220

  Suzuki, Kazumasa ^a,b   Awata, Shuichi ^b   Takano, Takehisa ^c   Ebina, Yukio ^c   Takamatsu, Kosei ^a   Kajiwara, Toshihiko ^c   Ito, Kae ^c   Shindo, Tsuyoshi ^c   Funakoshi, Shunichi ^a   Matsuoka, Hiroo ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c SENDAI CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; First episode schizophrenia; Intractable schizophrenia; Short term effect; Young adults

Indexed keywords

BROMPERIDOL; CHLORPROMAZINE; HALOPERIDOL; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PERICIAZINE; PEROSPIRONE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SULTOPRIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENTAL PATIENT; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT SAFETY; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIFORM DISORDER; SCORING SYSTEM; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750744061     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.210.213     Document Type: Article

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