Electroconvulsive Therapy in Severe Depression: Is Amnesia a Problem?
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Electroconvulsive Therapy in Severe Depression: Is Amnesia a Problem?
Introduction: Depression is the leading global cause of disability and approximately, 350 million people suffer from depression worldwide. Despite the availability of numerous psychopharmacological treatments, evidence indicates that only 60–70% of persons who tolerate antidepressants will respond to first-line drug therapy for major depressive disorder. Resistance to the antidepressant medicat...
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عنوان ژورنال: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2279-0861,2279-0853
DOI: 10.9790/0853-1605127177