We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Depressive pseudodementia in the elderly: effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy.
- Authors
Rapinesi, Chiara; Serata, Daniele; Del Casale, Antonio; Kotzalidis, Georgios D.; Mazzarini, Lorenzo; Fensore, Claudio; Carbonetti, Paolo; Scatena, Paola; Capezzuto, Silvia; Moscati, Filippo Maria; Brugnoli, Roberto; Tatarelli, Roberto; Girardi, Paolo
- Abstract
The article discusses geriatric psychiatry as of April 2013, with a focus on depressive pseudodementia (DP) in elderly populations and an evaluation of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as a treatment for DP. Topics include electroencephalograms and other neurologic examinations, patients with mood disorders, and treatment-resistant depression in old age.
- Subjects
ELECTROCONVULSIVE therapy; DEPRESSION in old age; AFFECTIVE disorders; DEMENTIA patients; PSYCHOLOGY; MENTAL illness risk factors
- Publication
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2013, Vol 28, Issue 4, p435
- ISSN
0885-6230
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1002/gps.3877