All-cause mortality among recipients of electroconvulsive therapy: Register-based cohort study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 190, Issue MAY, 2007, Pages 435-439

  Munk Olsen, Trine ^a   Laursen, Thomas Munk ^a   Videbech, Poul ^b   Mortensen, Preben Bo ^a   Rosenberg, Raben ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SUICIDE;

EID: 34248204326     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.026740     Document Type: Article

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