Combined clozapine and electroconvulsive therapy in clozapine-resistant schizophrenia: Clinical and cognitive outcomes

Journal of ECT

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages e61-e62

  Biedermann, Falko ^a   Pfaffenberger, Nicole ^a   Baumgartner, Susanne ^a   Kemmler, Georg ^a   Wolfgang Fleischhacker, W ^a   Hofer, Alex ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Clozapine; Cognition; ECT; Schizophrenia; Treatment resistant

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; CHLORPROTHIXENE; CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; PIMOZIDE; RISPERIDONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CLOZAPINE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82455186461     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31821a8f05     Document Type: Article

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