Effectiveness of bifrontal ECT in practice: A comparison with bitemporal ECT

Effectiveness of bifrontal ECT in practice: A comparison with bitemporal ECT

Background: Bifrontal (BF) placement of electrodes in electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has emerged as an alternative option to the conventional bitemporal (BT) and right unilateral electrode placement in view of fewer cognitive adverse effects. However, the results have been contradictory in terms of...

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Main Authors: Biju Viswanath, Janardhanan C Narayanaswamy, Jagadisha Thirthalli, B N Gangadhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Subjects:
Bifrontal
bitemporal
effectiveness
electroconvulsive therapy
Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2011;volume=33;issue=1;spage=66;epage=70;aulast=Viswanath

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