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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-13
pubmed:abstractText
Depressive disorder is a common mental disorder in old age, with serious health consequences such as increased morbidity, disability, and mortality. The frailty of elderly may seriously hamper the efficacy and safety of pharmacotherapy in depressed elderly. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in depressed elderly therefore may be an alternative to treatment with antidepressants.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1469-493X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
CD003593
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Electroconvulsive therapy for the depressed elderly.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. fritsw@ggzba.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Meta-Analysis