Has electroconvulsive therapy use remained stable over time? A decade of electroconvulsive therapy service provision in Victoria, Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 522-531

  Plakiotis, Chris ^a   George, Kuruvilla ^a,b   O'Connor, Daniel W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Depatment of Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electroconvulsive therapy; epidemiology; health care utilisation

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; ELECTRODE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VICTORIA;

EID: 84867670997     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867412440190     Document Type: Review

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