Episode length and mixed features as predictors of ECT nonresponse in patients with medication-resistant major depression

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-24

  Perugi, G ^a,b   Medda, P ^a   Zanello, S ^a   Toni, C ^a,b   Cassano, G B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b G DE LISIO INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

Author keywords

bipolar I depression; bipolar II depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; unipolar depression

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; LITHIUM; LORAZEPAM; MOOD STABILIZER; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; YOUNG MANIA RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856065669     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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