The effectiveness of continuation-maintenance ECT in reducing depressed older patients' hospital re-admissions

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 62-66

  O'Connor, Daniel W ^a,b   Gardner, Betina ^a   Presnell, Ian ^a,b   Singh, Dhiren ^a,b   Tsanglis, Maria ^c   White, Erica ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Southern Health   (Australia)

^c Caulfield General Medical Centre   (Australia)

^d BARWON HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Depression; ECT; Hospitalization; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; CONFUSION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 71649110210     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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