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3314538

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
This double-blind, random-assignment study contrasted the relative efficacy of bilateral and unilateral right ECT with a low-dose titration procedure. In 52 patients with primary major depressive disorder, bilateral ECT was markedly superior in short-term symptom reduction to unilateral right ECT. The two conditions did not differ in the duration of generalized seizures or in the number of treatments administered to achieve clinical response. The findings challenge the claim that the elicitation of generalized seizure is, in and of itself, sufficient for the antidepressant properties of ECT. Rather, a dose in excess of seizure threshold may contribute to the efficacy of ECT, particularly with a unilateral right electrode placement.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-953X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
144
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1449-55
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of electrode placement on the efficacy of titrated, low-dose ECT.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, NY 10032.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Randomized Controlled Trial