Electroconvulsive therapy in 197 patients with a severe, Drug-resistant bipolar mixed state: Treatment outcome and predictors of response

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1168-1173

  Medda, Pierpaolo ^a   Toni, Cristina ^a   Mariani, Michela Giorgi ^a   De Simone, Luigi ^a   Mauri, Mauro ^a   Perugi, Giulio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DSM-IV-TR; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; YOUNG MANIA RATING SCALE; DRUG RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRUG RESISTANCE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84943571935     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.14m09181     Document Type: Article

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