TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical predictors of improvement after electroconvulsive therapy of patients with Schizophrenia, neurotic reactions, and affective disorders
AU - Folstein, M.
AU - Folstein, S.
AU - McHugh, P. R.
PY - 1973/12/1
Y1 - 1973/12/1
N2 - Charts of 118 consecutive patients who received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) were reviewed. Patients with a family history of mood disorder, suicide, or symptoms of hopelessness, worthlessness, or guilt improved after ECT, regardless of diagnostic label. Even schizophrenics with first rank symptoms improved if they had these depressive features as well. Patients without these features did not as a group improve, especially if they were diagnosed as schizophrenic or neurotic.
AB - Charts of 118 consecutive patients who received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) were reviewed. Patients with a family history of mood disorder, suicide, or symptoms of hopelessness, worthlessness, or guilt improved after ECT, regardless of diagnostic label. Even schizophrenics with first rank symptoms improved if they had these depressive features as well. Patients without these features did not as a group improve, especially if they were diagnosed as schizophrenic or neurotic.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 4748846
AN - SCOPUS:0015699771
SN - 0006-3223
VL - 7
SP - 147
EP - 159
JO - Biological psychiatry
JF - Biological psychiatry
IS - 2
ER -