More data on speed of remission with ECT in geriatric depression

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 206, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 167-

  Kellner, Charles H ^a   Geduldig, Emma T ^a   Knapp, Rebecca G ^b   Young, Robert C ^c   Weiner, Richard D ^d   Greenberg, Robert M ^e   Prudic, Joan ^f   McCall, W Vaughn ^g   Petrides, Georgios ^h   Husain, Mustafa M ^d   Rudorfer, Matthew V ⁱ   Lisanby, Sarah H ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Department of Medicine IV Nephrology and Primary Care Medical Center   (United States)

^f NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; VENLAFAXINE; CYCLOHEXANOL DERIVATIVE; NORTRIPTYLINE;

DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR DEPRESSION; REMISSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; MALE;

CYCLOHEXANOLS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORTRIPTYLINE;

EID: 84922960257     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.206.2.167     Document Type: Letter

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