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[A successful treatment of drug-resistant depression with electroconvulsive therapy].
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde - 19 Sept 1998
Gieteling M, Hoekstra R, van den Broek W W, Bruijn J A
Abstract excerpt
A woman aged 56 had been treated at the age of 23 for a psychotic depression with vital characteristics in the context of a bipolar disorder. The treatment included electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). From the age of 47, she suffered relapses; drug treatment proved inadequate. For the last 3 years, ECT was administered, which resulted in a good condition. ECT is an effective treatment in patients with depression...
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