ECT efficacy and treatment course: A systematic review and meta-analysis of twice vs thrice weekly schedules

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Charlson, Fiona ^a   Siskind, Dan ^a,b   Doi, Suhail A R ^a,c   McCallum, Emily ^a   Broome, Annette ^c   Lie, David C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Metro South Division of Mental Health   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Depression; ECT; Electroconvulsive therapy; Frequency; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EMBASE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDLINE; MELANCHOLIA; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REMISSION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858263565     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2011.03.039     Document Type: Review

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