Comparing efficacy of ECT with and without concurrent sodium valproate therapy in manic patients

Journal of ECT

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 118-123

  Jahangard, Leila ^a   Haghighi, Mohammad ^a   Bigdelou, Gholamreza ^a   Bajoghli, Hafez ^b   Brand, Serge ^c  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

double blinded randomized clinical trial; ECT; manic episode; sodium valproate

Indexed keywords

VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR I DISORDER; BIPOLAR MANIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIA; MENTAL PATIENT; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG MANIA RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 84861792034     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31824b64b5     Document Type: Article

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