Gangadhar, B.N. ; Janakiramaiah, N. ; Subbakrishna, D.K. ; Praveen, J. ; Reddy, Ashok K. (1993) Twice versus thrice weekly ECT in melancholia: a double-blind prospective comparison Journal of Affective Disorders, 27 (4). pp. 273-278. ISSN 0165-0327
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1016/0165-0327(93)90051-K
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Abstract
Thirty patients with major depressive disorder of melancholic subtype were randomly allocated to receive ECT either twice or thrice a week. Double-blind ratings on the Hamilton Scale for Depression and Clinical Global impression showed no differences in the outcome through 4 weeks of trial as well as at 6-month follow-up. Cumulative seizure duration was higher in the thrice weekly group but not significantly so in spite of having received a significantly greater number of ECTs. The results indicate that ECT given thrice a week conferred no advantage over ECT given twice a week.
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| Keywords: | Electro Convulsive Therapy; Melancholia; ECT Schedule. |
| ID Code: | 119447 |
| Deposited On: | 13 Jun 2021 12:42 |
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