A Systematic review and meta-analysis of brief versus ultrabrief right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy for depression

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 9, 2015, Pages e1092-e1098

  Tor, Phern Chern ^a,b   Bautovich, Alison ^a   Wang, Min Jung ^a   Martin, Donel ^a   Harvey, Samuel B ^a   Loo, Colleen ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTEROGRADE LEARNING AND RECALL; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GLOBAL COGNITION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEMORY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETROGRADE MEMORY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; PROCEDURES;

COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84943578609     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: 15552101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.14r09145     Document Type: Article

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