Questionnaire study about the practice of electroconvulsive therapy in Norway

Journal of ECT

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 296-299

  Schweder, Lindy Jarosch Von ^a   Wahlund, Björn ^b,c   Bergsholm, Per ^d   Linaker, Olav M ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

electroconvulsive therapy; Norway; practice; questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEMORY DISORDER; NORWAY; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 82455188017     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31821ff3bd     Document Type: Article

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