The optimal combination of ECT with pharmacotherapy;Az akut elektrokonvulzív kezeléssel párhuzamosan alkalmazott pszichofarmakoterápia optimalizálásának szempontjai

Neuropsychopharmacologia Hungarica

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 153-161

  Gábor, Gazdag ^a,b   Rozália, Takács ^b   Ungvari, Gabor S ^c  

^a Fovarosi Onkormanyzat Egyesitett Szent Istvan Es Szent Laszlo Korhaz Rendelointezet   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Electroconvulsive therapy; Interaction; Psychopharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; MOOD STABILIZER; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRANQUILIZER; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; AFFECT; DRUG EFFECT; MOOD DISORDER; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

AFFECT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MOOD DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TRANQUILIZING AGENTS; TRIAZINES; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 84856368483     PISSN: 14198711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5706/nph201109004     Document Type: Review

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