Patients who inappropriately demand electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-113

  Rasmussen, Keith G ^a   Lineberry, Timothy W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Personality disorders; Somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; FLUOXETINE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; QUETIAPINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; EATING DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MOOD DISORDER; PARANOIA; PATIENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 34249887129     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/yct.0b013e318048a1b8     Document Type: Article

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