Early effects of electroconvulsive therapy on cognitive function

Journal of ECT

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-39

  Porter, Richard ^a   Heenan, Helen ^b   Reeves, Jo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Hillmorton Hospital   (New Zealand)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amnesia; Cognition disorder; Depressive disorder; Electroconvulsive therapy; Neuropsychological tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVICE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 41849129286     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31816207f0     Document Type: Article

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