Maintenance electroconvulsive therapy: An alternative treatment for refractory schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 280-283

  Lévy Rueff, Maryse ^a   Gourevitch, Raphaël ^a   Lôo, Henri ^a   Olié, Jean Pierre ^a   Amado, Isabelle ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Antipsychotic drugs; ECT; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 73649108205     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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