Thursday, January 25, 2007

Electroconvulsive therapy effective?



Health 24 - Electroconvulsive therapy effective? A large-scale review of previous studies suggests electroconvulsive therapy is an effective short-term treatment for depression. ECT has been around since the 1930s, but doctors still hold a wide range of opinions
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Medscape News - Olfson et al. [30] used national medical expenditure survey data from 1987 and 1997 to assess changes in outpatient treatment for depression. They reported markedly higher outpatient treatment for depression in 1997 (2.33 per 100 persons) compared with
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Gupton associates get years in prison
Henderson Daily Dispatch - She ordered that Carroll receive treatment for depression. Contact the writer at mmilliken@hendersondispatch.com . Gupton associates get years in prison NEW BERN - Two key figures in the Donald Gupton mobile-home sales scandal were sentenced to prison by
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Mom seeks parole after killing daughter in 1990
Salem News - And board member Deborah McDonagh said she found it "curious" that Biancardi had been undergoing treatment for depression, yet continued to drink while taking medication. Further, "It's amazing, the level of detail you can recall just prior to and
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Journal of General Internal Medicine
Medscape News - Health Literacy and Anticoagulation Outcomes Among Patients On Warfarin Literacy Education as Treatment for Depression in Patients Screening Items to Identify Patients with Limited Health Literacy
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