A randomized controlled trial of brief and ultrabrief pulse right unilateral electroconvulsive therapy.

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Published in Int J Neuropsychopharmacol on December 05, 2014

Authors

Colleen K Loo1, Natalie Katalinic2, Deirdre J Smith2, Anna Ingram2, Nathan Dowling2, Donel Martin2, Kerryn Addison2, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic2, Brett Simpson2, Isaac Schweitzer2

Author Affiliations

1: School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (Drs Loo and Martin, Ms Katalinic, and Mr Hadzi-Pavlovic); St George Hospital and Wesley Hospital, Sydney, Australia (Dr Loo and Dr Simpson); Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia (Drs Loo and Martin, Ms Katalinic, and Mr Hadzi-Pavlovic); and Dr Simpson Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, and The Melbourne Clinic, Melbourne, Australia (Ms Smith and Addison, Mr Dowling, and Dr Schweitzer); Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (Dr Ingram). colleen.loo@unsw.edu.au.
2: School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (Drs Loo and Martin, Ms Katalinic, and Mr Hadzi-Pavlovic); St George Hospital and Wesley Hospital, Sydney, Australia (Dr Loo and Dr Simpson); Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia (Drs Loo and Martin, Ms Katalinic, and Mr Hadzi-Pavlovic); and Dr Simpson Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, and The Melbourne Clinic, Melbourne, Australia (Ms Smith and Addison, Mr Dowling, and Dr Schweitzer); Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia (Dr Ingram).

Associated clinical trials:

Ultrabrief Pulsewidth Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) (UB ECT) | NCT00870805

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