Monitoring of cognitive effects during a course of electroconvulsive therapy: Recommendations for clinical practice

Journal of ECT

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-34

  Porter, Richard John ^a   Douglas, Katie ^a   Knight, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cognition; Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; Memory; Neuropsychological testing

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEASUREMENT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 41849109531     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31815d9627     Document Type: Review

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