TY - JOUR
T1 - An Efficacy Study of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Antidepressants in the Treatment of Primary Depression
AU - Homan, Sharon
AU - Lachenbruch, Peter A.
AU - Winokur, George
AU - Clayton, Paula
PY - 1982/8
Y1 - 1982/8
N2 - At discharge, a significantly larger percentage of unipolar patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) respond with marked improvement as compared with those receiving antidepressants or other treatment. No treatment appears to be more efficacious in the bipolar group. In studying the covariables related to the length of time between hospitalizations, we found that the type of treatment is not important for the unipolar patient, whereas a combination of ECT and antidepressants lengthens the time to rehospitalization of the bipolar patient. Previous hospitalization is an important predictor variable for all patients.
AB - At discharge, a significantly larger percentage of unipolar patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) respond with marked improvement as compared with those receiving antidepressants or other treatment. No treatment appears to be more efficacious in the bipolar group. In studying the covariables related to the length of time between hospitalizations, we found that the type of treatment is not important for the unipolar patient, whereas a combination of ECT and antidepressants lengthens the time to rehospitalization of the bipolar patient. Previous hospitalization is an important predictor variable for all patients.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0033291700055720
DO - 10.1017/S0033291700055720
M3 - Article
C2 - 7134319
AN - SCOPUS:0020325889
SN - 0033-2917
VL - 12
SP - 615
EP - 624
JO - Psychological medicine
JF - Psychological medicine
IS - 3
ER -