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Does age predict the long-term outcome of depression treated with ECT?
 — (a prospective study of the long-term outcome of ECT-treated depression with respect to old age)
Author(s)Michael L Wesson, Andrew M Wilkinson, David N Anderson,
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 12, no 1, January 1997
Pagespp 45-51
KeywordsDepression ; Psychoses ; Age groups [elderly] ; Psychiatric treatment.
Annotation63 subjects with DSM-III-R major depression with melancholia or psychosis were followed up 2-4 years after index treatment with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). There was a twofold increase in likelihood of improved outcome with an additional 20 years of age.
Accession NumberCPA-970807206 A
ClassmarkENR: EL: BB: LP

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