Neurocognitive effects after brief pulse and ultrabrief pulse unilateral electroconvulsive therapy for major depression: A review

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 233-243

  Verwijk, Esmée ^a   Comijs, Hannie C ^b   Kok, Rob M ^a   Spaans, Harm Pieter ^a   Stek, Max L ^b   Scherder, Erik J A ^c  

^a PARNASSIA BAVO GROEP   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

(Ultra)brief pulse; Cognition; Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; METHOHEXITAL; THIOPENTAL;

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863987330     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.02.024     Document Type: Review

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