The effects of electroconvulsive therapy on neurocognitive function in elderly adults

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 32-38

  McClintock, Shawn M ^a,b   Staub, Brittany ^a   Husain, Mustafa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; NORTRIPTYLINE;

ANTEROGRADE AMNESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISORIENTATION; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEMORY; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 79955113669     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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