Electroconvulsive therapy stimulus parameters: Rethinking dosage

Journal of ECT

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 159-174

  Peterchev, Angel V ^a,b   Rosa, Moacyr A ^a   Deng, Zhi De ^a,b   Prudic, Joan ^a   Lisanby, Sarah H ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

charge; dosage; electroconvulsive therapy; parameters; stimulus

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; NEUROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEIZURE;

ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; NEUROBIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956474100     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181e48165     Document Type: Review

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