Clinical effectiveness and speed of response of electroconvulsive therapy in treatment‐resistant schizophrenia

Aim Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been shown to be efficacious for patients with treatment‐resistant schizophrenia, there has been limited evidence on the rate of response, cognition, and quality‐of‐life outcomes. The primary aims of the present study were thus to examine the effectiv...

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Published in:	Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences Vol. 73; no. 7; pp. 416 - 422
Main Authors:	Chan, Christopher Yi Wen, Abdin, Edimansyah, Seow, Esmond, Subramaniam, Mythily, Liu, Jianlin, Peh, Chao Xu, Tor, Phern Chern
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Melbourne John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd 01.07.2019 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Adult cognition Cognitive ability Electroconvulsive Therapy Female Humans Male Mental disorders Middle Aged neurostimulation Patients Psychiatric Status Rating Scales Psychosis Quality of Life Retrospective Studies Schizophrenia Schizophrenia - therapy Time Factors Treatment Outcome Treatment resistance treatment‐resistant schizophrenia Young Adult electroconvulsive therapy treatment-resistant schizophrenia cognition quality of life neurostimulation
ISSN:	1323-1316, 1440-1819, 1440-1819
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