ECT in the treatment of mania: a controlled study
Author:
- M S McCabeMMM S McCabe
- 1 June 1976
- journal article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 133 (6) , 688-691
Abstract
In a chart review study of manic patients, the author found that ECT remarkably improved outcome variables of condition at discharge, duration of hospitalization, and social recovery in comparison with an untreated matched control group. More conclusive evidence would depend on a prospective trial with random assignment of manic patients to ECT, lithium carbonate, and major tranquilizers and blind evaluation of outcome.Keywords
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