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Onset of clinical improvement of depressive illness following electroconvulsive therapy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
Abstract
To examine the onset and course of clinically observable improvement in patients receiving electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). A prospective design was used In which 19 consecutive patients receiving ECT were followed up from commencement to termination of ECT. The Clinical Global Improvement Scale was administered at every ECT session to monitor their Improvement.
Eleven of the 19 subjects Improved minimally and another subject Improved substantially after the first two ECT treatments.
ECT produces clinically observable improvement in depression within a few days of starting treatment perhaps earlier than is generally acknowledged.
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- Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 8: The Journal of Trends in Psychiatric Practice , August 1999 , pp. 474 - 477
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