A review of ultrabrief pulse width electroconvulsive therapy

Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 69-85

  Loo, Colleen K ^a   Katalinic, Natalie ^b   Martin, Donel ^b   Schweitzer, Isaac ^c  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Electroconvulsive therapy; Neuropsychological; Pulse width; Review; Ultrabrief

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; REMISSION; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84859017973     PISSN: 20406223     EISSN: 20406231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2040622311432493     Document Type: Review

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