Electroconvulsive Therapy Added to Non-Clozapine Antipsychotic Medication for Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examined the efficacy and safety of the combination of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and antipsychotic medication (except for clozapine) versus the same antipsychotic monotherapy for treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). Two independent...

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Main Authors: Wei Zheng, Xiao-Lan Cao, Gabor S Ungvari, Ying-Qiang Xiang, Tong Guo, Zheng-Rong Liu, Yuan-Yuan Wang, Brent P Forester, Stephen J Seiner, Yu-Tao Xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4902215?pdf=render