The use of electroconvulsive therapy in postpartum affective disorders

Journal of ECT

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 188-193

  Forray, Ariadna ^a   Ostroff, Robert B ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Spectrum Psychiatric Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Electroconvulsive therapy; Postpartum depression; Postpartum psychosis; Treatment refractory disorders

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; CITALOPRAM; CLONAZEPAM; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESCITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; KETAMINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; METHOHEXITAL; OLANZAPINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PAROXETINE; PROPOFOL; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; THIOPENTAL; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERAL PSYCHOSIS; REMISSION; SEIZURE SUSCEPTIBILITY; TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; REFRACTORY PERIOD, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34548410410     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/yct.0b013e318074e4b1     Document Type: Article

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