Does catatonic schizophrenia improve faster with electroconvulsive therapy than other subtypes of schizophrenia?

Objective. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is generally recommended for treating catatonic schizophrenia. Non-catatonic schizophrenia patients also receive ECT. We compared the speed of response to ECT among patients with catatonic and other subtypes of schizophrenia. Methods and materials. Consecut...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The world journal of biological psychiatry 2009, Vol.10 (4_3), p.772-777
Hauptverfasser:	Thirthalli, Jagadisha, Phutane, Vivek H, Muralidharan, Kesavan, Naveen Kumar, Channaveerachari, Munishwar, Bharat, Baspure, Prashant, Gangadhar, Bangalore N.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Brain - physiopathology Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale Catatonia electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) Electroconvulsive Therapy - methods Electroencephalography Female Humans Male schizophrenia Schizophrenia - classification Schizophrenia - diagnosis Schizophrenia - physiopathology Schizophrenia - therapy Schizophrenia, Catatonic - diagnosis Schizophrenia, Catatonic - physiopathology Schizophrenia, Catatonic - therapy Seizures - diagnosis Seizures - epidemiology Seizures - therapy Severity of Illness Index Young Adult
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