Response of depression to electroconvulsive therapy: A meta-analysis of clinical predictors

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1374-1384

  Haq, Aazaz U ^a,b   Sitzmann, Adam F ^c   Goldman, Mona L ^a   Maixner, Daniel F ^a   Mickey, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EFFECT SIZE; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAMILTON DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; META ANALYSIS; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, TREATMENT-RESISTANT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, TREATMENT-RESISTANT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84945343086     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: 15552101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.14r09528     Document Type: Article

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