Impact of hyperventilation on stimulus efficiency during the early phase of an electroconvulsive therapy course: A randomized double-blind study

Journal of ECT

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-94

  Mayur, Prashanth ^a,b   Bray, Amanda ^a,b   Fernandes, Joanne ^a   Bythe, Karen ^c   Gilbett, David ^a  

^a CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; Hyperventilation; Ictal EEG quality; Orientation time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPEUTIC HYPERVENTILATION; THERAPY EFFECT; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953155682     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181c18901     Document Type: Article

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