Critical analysis of the electroconvulsive therapy unit of centro hospitalar lisboa norte

Introduction Electroconvulsivotherapy (ECT) one of the oldest treatments in biological psychiatry, is used nowaday mainly due to safety, efficacy and tolerability. Can be first-line treatment for mood disorders with catatonic or psychotic symptoms, and a second-line tretament to pharmacoherapy res...

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Main Authors: C. Perestrelo Da Silva, A.C. Cordeiro, I. Chendo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-04-01
Series:European Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933821004168/type/journal_article