Retrospective study of continuation electroconvulsive therapy in 50 patients

Journal of ECT

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 299-303

  Van Waarde, Jeroen A ^a   Wielaard, Dianne ^b   Wijkstra, Jaap ^b   Verwey, Bastiaan ^a   Van Der Mast, Rose C ^c  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

continuation; electroconvulsive therapy; retrospective study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOOD DISORDER; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650516048     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3181cf114c     Document Type: Article

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