Are reports of cognitive testing among older electroconvulsive therapy recipients clinically valid?

Journal of ECT

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 26-29

  Plakiotis, Chris ^a   Chin, Loi Fei ^b   O'Connor, Daniel W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

adverse effects; aged; cognition; cognitive testing; electroconvulsive therapy

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VICTORIA;

EID: 84894458577     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: 15334112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCT.0000000000000082     Document Type: Conference Paper

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