Letter to the editor: Successful use of electroconvulsive therapy for refractory anxiety in parkinson's disease

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-71

  Marino, Louis ^a   Friedman, Joseph H ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Electroconvulsive therapy; Nonmotor symptoms; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; CLONAZEPAM; PHENYTOIN; QUETIAPINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARANOIA; PARKINSON DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84871374702     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2012.726300     Document Type: Article

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