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Electrophysiological and Hormonal Responses to Three Types of Electroconvulsive Therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Ashley Robin ,
Colin D. Binnie  and
J. B. Copas
Ashley Robin*
Affiliation:
Runwell, Hospital, Wickford, Essex. Charing Cross Hospital, London
Colin D. Binnie
Affiliation:
Instituut voor Epilepsiebestrijding, Heemstede, Achterweg 5, The Netherlands
J. B. Copas
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics, University of Birmingham
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

Patients were treated with three different types of electroconvulsive therapy in random order in the first three sessions of their courses. Anaesthetic and muscle relaxants were administered in standard doses, and treatment applied a set time after bolus injection. Electroencephalographic recordings were undertaken before, during, and after treatment, and hormonal measures before and after. The responses to treatment differed between the three types of current in both EEG and prolactin measures. It is suggested that the quality of the convulsive response varies with different currents.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 147 , Issue 6 , December 1985 , pp. 707 - 712
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Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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