Electroconvulsive therapy and its use in modern-day psychiatry

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 38-44

  Prinsloo, S ^a   Pretorius, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CATATONIC SCHIZOPHRENIA; DYSTHYMIA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; HEBEPHRENIA; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; PATIENT MONITORING; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEIZURE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 6444236599     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v10i2.142     Document Type: Article

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