Vascular depression with melancholic symptoms: Response to electroconvulsive therapy

Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 403-405

  Ramos Rios R ^a   Barreiro, J Berdullas ^a   Varela Casal, P ^a   Vilar, A Araúxo ^a  

^a Hospital Gil Casares   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Executive functions; Late onset depression; Vascular depression

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37249004326     PISSN: 11399287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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