Indications for electroconvulsive treatment in schizophrenia: A systematic review

Schizophrenia Research

Volumn 146, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 1-9

  Pompili, Maurizio ^a   Lester, David ^b   Dominici, Giovanni ^a   Longo, Lucia ^a   Marconi, Giulia ^a   Forte, Alberto ^a   Serafini, Gianluca ^a   Amore, Mario ^c   Girardi, Paolo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

ECT; Electroconvulsive therapy; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; CLOZAPINE; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SULPIRIDE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CATATONIA; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PATIENT SELECTION; PEER REVIEW; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REM SLEEP; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875926094     PISSN: 09209964     EISSN: 15732509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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