Electroconvulsive therapy and its place in the management of depression

Progress in Neurology and Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-26

  Singhal, Ankush ^a  

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Indexed keywords

MIRTAZAPINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VENLAFAXINE;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEADACHE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LAW; MENTAL CAPACITY; MORTALITY; MYALGIA; NAUSEA; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; WEAKNESS;

EID: 79751471824     PISSN: 13677543     EISSN: 1931227X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pnp.187     Document Type: Article

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