Electroconvulsive therapy in adolescents with the catatonia syndrome: Efficacy and ethics

Journal of ECT

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 259-265

  Consoli, Angèle ^a   Benmiloud, Maha ^b   Wachtel, Lee ^c   Dhossche, Dirk ^d   Cohen, David ^a,b   Bonnot, Olivier ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; catatonia; ECT; ethics

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; DANTROLENE; FLUOXETINE; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; BENEFICENCE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; CATALEPSY; CATATONIA; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MUTISM; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BENZODIAZEPINES; CATATONIA; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650437144     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181fb3924     Document Type: Review

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