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Failure to convulse with ECT

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Vittorio di Michele ,
Alessandro Rossi ,
Massimo Casacchia ,
Luigi D'Albenzio ,
Rosanna Nisticó  and
Luigi Giordano
Vittorio di Michele
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental Medicine, Psychiatric Unit, S.M. di Collemaggio Hospital, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy
Alessandro Rossi
Affiliation:
“Villa Serena” Medical Center, Citta Sant’ Angelo (PE), Italy
Massimo Casacchia
Affiliation:
“Villa Serena” Medical Center, Citta Sant’ Angelo (PE), Italy
Luigi D'Albenzio
Affiliation:
“Villa Serena” Medical Center, Citta Sant’ Angelo (PE), Italy
Rosanna Nisticó
Affiliation:
“Villa Serena” Medical Center, Citta Sant’ Angelo (PE), Italy
Luigi Giordano
Affiliation:
“Villa Serena” Medical Center, Citta Sant’ Angelo (PE), Italy
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 155 , Issue 6 , December 1989 , pp. 869 - 870
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1989 

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