One-Year Follow-Up of Continuation Convulsive Therapy Prescribed for Depressed Elderly Patients
Robert C. Abrams
Bok Engelsk 1994
| Utgitt | IC Mirchandani Bronx Lebanon Hosp Ctr Crotona , 1994
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| Opplysninger | Abstract Nine elderly patients with major depression were followed for outcome of continuation ECT. All nine patients had poor response to pharmacotherapy of the index episode, favorable response to acute treatment with ECT and, to varying degrees, previous failure of prophylatic pharmacotherapy. Four of the nine patients remained essentially well during the follow-up period, while the five who stopped the treatment prematurely fared poorly (one died, one required chronic hospitalization and three were rehospitalized acutley). These findings suggest the need for controlled studies of continuation ECT in geriatric depression.
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