Hostname: page-component-7c8c6479df-xxrs7 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-03-29T14:27:31.764Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

Which patients will respond to ECT?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Lakshmi N. Yatham
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Siobhan Barry
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Timothy G. Dinan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Marcus Webb
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland
Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

Image of the first page of this content. For PDF version, please use the ‘Save PDF’ preceeding this image.'
Type
Correspondence
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989 

References

Deakin, J. F. W., Ferrier, I. N., Crow, T. J., et al (1983) Effects of ECT on pituitary hormone release: relationship to seizure, clinical variables and outcome. British Journal of Psychiatry, 143, 618624 CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Krog-Meyer, I., Kirkegaard, C., Kijne, B. et al (1984) Prediction of relapse with the TRH test and prophylactic amitriptyline in 39 patients with endogenous depression. American Journal of Psychiatry, 141, 945948.Google ScholarPubMed
Stromgren, L. S. & Juul-Jensen, P. (1975) EEG in unilateral and bilateral electroconvulsive therapy. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 51, 340360.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Swartz, C. & Chen, J. J. (1985) Electroconvulsive therapy induced cortisol release: changes with depressive state. Convulsive Therapy. 1, 1521.Google ScholarPubMed
Trimble, M. R. C. (1978) Serum prolactin in epilepsy and hysteria. British Medical Journal, ii 1682.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Submit a response

eLetters

No eLetters have been published for this article.