Electroconvulsive Therapy and Age: Effectiveness, Safety and Tolerability in the Treatment of Major Depression among Patients under and over 65 Years of Age

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains the most effective therapy in treatment-resistant depression. However, the safety of ECT has been consistently questioned, particularly among elderly patients. We assessed the efficacy and safety of ECT in patients before and after 65 years old. The study was...

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Autores principales: Dominiak, Monika, Antosik-Wójcińska, Anna Z., Wojnar, Marcin, Mierzejewski, Paweł
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8234688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34207157
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ph14060582

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8234688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34207157
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ph14060582

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