Short- and long-term efficacy of electroconvulsive stimulation in animal models of depression: The essential role of neuronal survival
Background: Severe and medication-resistant psychiatric diseases, such as major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, can be effectively and rapidly treated by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Despite extensive long-standing clinical use, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-11-01
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Series: | Brain Stimulation |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1935861X18302845 |