Acute antidepressant effects of right unilateral ultra-brief ECT: A double-blind randomised controlled trial

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 149, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 426-429

  Mayur, Prashanth ^a,b   Byth, Karen ^c   Harris, Anthony ^b,c,d,e  

^a CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antidepressant effects; Brief pulse right unilateral ECT; Severe depression; Ultra brief right unilateral ECT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ULTRA BRIEF PULSE ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY;

ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878509581     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.12.005     Document Type: Article

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