A review of continuation electroconvulsive therapy: Application, safety, and efficacy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 186-195

  Trevino, Kenneth ^a   McClintock, Shawn M ^a,b   Husain, Mustafa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

continuation ECT; electroconvulsive therapy; neurostimulation

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELAPSE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956472991     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181efa1b2     Document Type: Review

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