The practice of electroconvulsive therapy in Asia: Variations and deviations from the guidelines-a response to Dr Grunhaus

Journal of ECT

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-36

  Andrade, Chittaranjan ^a   Chanpattana, Worrawat ^b   Kramer, Barry A ^c   Kunigiri, Girish ^d   Gangadhar, Bangalore N ^a   Kitphati, Rungrueng ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

^b Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital   (Thailand)

^c CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT;

AMNESIA; ASIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG ABUSE; DYSTHYMIA; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MANIA; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEIZURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 77649319850     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181d03773     Document Type: Note

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