TWICE VERSUS THRICE WEEKLY ECT IN MELANCHOLIA - A DOUBLE-BLIND PROSPECTIVE COMPARISON

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作者
GANGADHAR, BN [1 ]
JANAKIRAMAIAH, N [1 ]
SUBBAKRISHNA, DK [1 ]
PRAVEEN, J [1 ]
REDDY, AK [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL INST MENTAL HLTH & NEUROSCI,DEPT BIOSTAT,BANGALORE 560029,KARNATAKA,INDIA
关键词
ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; MELANCHOLIA; ECT SCHEDULE;
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10.1016/0165-0327(93)90051-K
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
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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