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ECT remission rates in psychotic versus nonpsychotic depressed patients: a report from CORE.

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Petrides, G; Fink, M; Husain, MM; Knapp, RG; Rush, AJ; Mueller, M; Rummans, TA; O'Connor, KM; Rasmussen, KG; Bernstein, HJ; Biggs, M ...
Published in: J Ect
December 2001

OBJECTIVE: To compare the relative efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in psychotic and nonpsychotic patients with unipolar major depression. METHODS: The outcome of an acute ECT course in 253 patients with nonpsychotic (n = 176) and psychotic (n = 77) unipolar major depression was assessed in the first phase of an ongoing National Institute of Mental Health-supported four-hospital collaborative study of continuation treatments after successful ECT courses. ECT was administered with bilateral electrode placement at 50% above the titrated seizure threshold. The remission criteria were rigorous: a score

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J Ect

DOI

ISSN

1095-0680

Publication Date

December 2001

Volume

17

Issue

4

Start / End Page

244 / 253

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Psychotic Disorders
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Nortriptyline
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lithium Chloride
  • Humans
 

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Petrides, G., Fink, M., Husain, M. M., Knapp, R. G., Rush, A. J., Mueller, M., … Kellner, C. H. (2001). ECT remission rates in psychotic versus nonpsychotic depressed patients: a report from CORE. J Ect, 17(4), 244–253. https://doi.org/10.1097/00124509-200112000-00003
Petrides, G., M. Fink, M. M. Husain, R. G. Knapp, A. J. Rush, M. Mueller, T. A. Rummans, et al. “ECT remission rates in psychotic versus nonpsychotic depressed patients: a report from CORE.J Ect 17, no. 4 (December 2001): 244–53. https://doi.org/10.1097/00124509-200112000-00003.
Petrides G, Fink M, Husain MM, Knapp RG, Rush AJ, Mueller M, et al. ECT remission rates in psychotic versus nonpsychotic depressed patients: a report from CORE. J Ect. 2001 Dec;17(4):244–53.
Petrides, G., et al. “ECT remission rates in psychotic versus nonpsychotic depressed patients: a report from CORE.J Ect, vol. 17, no. 4, Dec. 2001, pp. 244–53. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00124509-200112000-00003.
Petrides G, Fink M, Husain MM, Knapp RG, Rush AJ, Mueller M, Rummans TA, O’Connor KM, Rasmussen KG, Bernstein HJ, Biggs M, Bailine SH, Kellner CH. ECT remission rates in psychotic versus nonpsychotic depressed patients: a report from CORE. J Ect. 2001 Dec;17(4):244–253.

Published In

J Ect

DOI

ISSN

1095-0680

Publication Date

December 2001

Volume

17

Issue

4

Start / End Page

244 / 253

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Treatment Outcome
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Psychotic Disorders
  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Nortriptyline
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Lithium Chloride
  • Humans