Bifrontal electroconvulsive therapy in the elderly: A 2-year retrospective

Journal of ECT

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 139-141

  Little, John D ^a,b,c,d   Atkins, Martin R ^a   Munday, Jo ^a   Lyall, Gordon ^a   Greene, Dennis ^a   Chubb, Graeme ^a   Orr, Michelle ^a  

^a Grampians Psychiatric Services   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Cornwall Healthcare Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bifrontal ECT; ECT and the elderly; Electrode placement; Seizure adequacy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CLOMIPRAMINE; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM; MIRTAZAPINE; MOCLOBEMIDE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NORTRIPTYLINE; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; VENLAFAXINE;

AGED; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4644270174     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124509-200409000-00003     Document Type: Review

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