Effects of electroconvulsive therapy on cognitive functioning in patients with depression: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Oremus, Carolina ^a   Oremus, Mark ^b   McNeely, Heather ^a   Losier, Bruno ^a   Parlar, Melissa ^a   King, Matthew ^c   Hasey, Gary ^a   Fervaha, Gagan ^d   Graham, Allyson C ^e   Gregory, Caitlin ^d   Hanford, Lindsay ^a   Nazarov, Anthony ^a   Restivo, Maria ^a   Tatham, Erica ^a   Truong, Wanda ^f   Hall, Geoffrey B C ^a   Lanius, Ruth ^g   McKinnon, Margaret ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e HOLLAND BLOORVIEW KIDS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; CINAHL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; EMBASE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESISTANT DEPRESSION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, TREATMENT-RESISTANT; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, TREATMENT-RESISTANT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84926635383     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006966     Document Type: Review

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