Health-related quality of life in a clinical trial of ECT followed by continuation pharmacotherapy: Effects immediately after ECT and at 24 weeks

Journal of ECT

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-102

  McCall, W Vaughn ^a   Rosenquist, Peter B ^a   Kimball, James ^a   Haskett, Roger ^b   Isenberg, Keith ^c   Prudic, Joan ^d   Lasater, Barbara ^a   Sackeim, Harold A ^d  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; electroconvulsive therapy; electrode placement; health related quality of life; lithium; memory; nortriptyline; placebo; stimulus dose; venlafaxine

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; NORTRIPTYLINE; PLACEBO; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTRIPTYLINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79958774920     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e318205c7d7     Document Type: Article

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