The long-term impact of treatment with electroconvulsive therapy on discrete memory systems in patients with bipolar disorder

Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 241-249

  MacQueen, Glenda ^a,b   Parkin, Caroline ^a   Marriott, Michael ^a   Bégin, Helen ^a   Hasey, Gary ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Electroconvulsive therapy; Memory deficit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 34447312258     PISSN: 11804882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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