Efficacy and safety of continuation and maintenance electroconvulsive therapy in depressed elderly patients: A systematic review

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-17

  Van Schaik, Audrey M ^a   Comijs, Hannie C ^a   Sonnenberg, Caroline M ^a   Beekman, Aartjan T ^a   Sienaert, Pascal ^b   Stek, Max L ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Continuation; depressive disorder; ECT; elderly; electroconvulsive therapy; geriatric; maintenance; major depression; review

Indexed keywords

NORTRIPTYLINE;

AGED; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84155164505     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31820dcbf9     Document Type: Review

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