Remission of symptoms in patients with unipolar and bipolar depression submitted to electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 291-

  Antunes, Paula Barros ^a   Fleck, Marcelo P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; REMISSION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74249123338     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181a2f81c     Document Type: Letter

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