Racial disparity in the use of ECT for affective disorders

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 161, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1635-1641

  Breakey, William R ^a   Dunn, Gary J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT READMISSION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 4444321217     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.161.9.1635     Document Type: Article

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