Subjective evaluation of the therapeutic and cognitive effects of electroconvulsive therapy

Subjective evaluation of the therapeutic and cognitive effects of electroconvulsive therapy

Background: Methods used to evaluate subjective effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) have relied on self-report about discrete aspects of memory. Although objective deficits are demonstrable, patients generally report improved memory after ECT. Patients have not been asked to evaluate the glob...

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Main Authors: Robert M. Berman, MD, PhD, Joan Prudic, MD, Eva-Lotta Brakemeier, MA, Mark Olfson, MD, Harold A. Sackeim, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Brain Stimulation
Subjects:
electroconvulsive therapy
meta-memory
memory
efficacy
self-evaluation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X0700006X

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