Readmission to psychiatric hospital after treatment for depression with electroconvulsive therapy: The effect of planned readmissions

Journal of ECT

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages e12-e13

  Byrne, Shannon L ^a   Hooke, Geoffrey R ^a,b   Fieldhouse, Brenda ^b   De Felice, Claudio N ^b   Page, Andrew C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Perth Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuation electroconvulsive therapy; Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; Readmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT READMISSION; PROBABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861819295     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e31823fbb13     Document Type: Article

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