The cognitive side effects of modern ECT: Patient experience or objective measurement?

Journal of ECT

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-24

  Vamos, Marina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b James Fletcher Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognition; Electroconvulsive therapy; Memory; Patient experience; Personal narrative; Stigma

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MEMORY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; STIGMA; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 41849096395     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31815d9611     Document Type: Review

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