Rehospitalization rate after continued electroconvulsive therapy -A retrospective chart review of patients with severe depression

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-31

  Nordenskjöld, Axel ^a,b   Von Knorring, Lars ^c   Engström, Ingemar ^b  

^a Orebro County Council   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Continuation treatment; Depressive disorder; ECT; Electroconvulsive therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA, RETROGRADE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CONCURRENT REVIEW; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78751506533     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2010.485327     Document Type: Article

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