Is remission a necessary and sufficient definition of success in electroconvulsive therapy Part 1

Journal of ECT

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 257-

  McCall, W Vaughn ^a  

^a AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE RISK; REMISSION; SELF CARE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REMISSION INDUCTION;

EID: 84889050945     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0b013e3182a0043a     Document Type: Editorial

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