Electroconvulsive therapy in first-episode schizophrenia

Ucok A., Cakar S.

JOURNAL OF ECT, vol.22, no.1, pp.38-42, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1620/tjem.210.213
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ECT
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.38-42
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Knowledge about the efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on schizophrenia comes from chronic patients and little known on young, first-episode patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate short-term and long-term efficacy of ECT in patients with first-episode schizophrenia.