Clinical profile and outcome of bipolar disorder patients receiving electroconvulsive therapy: A study from north India

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-47

  Bharadwaj, Vineet ^a   Grover, Sandeep ^a   Chakrabarti, Subho ^a   Avasthi, Ajit ^a   Kate, Natasha ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; depression; electroconvulsive therapy; mania

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIA; PSYCHOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859791790     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.94644     Document Type: Article

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