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The Effects of Pulse ECT in Neurotic and Endogenous Depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

M. W. P. Carney  and
B. F. Sheffield
M. W. P. Carney
Affiliation:
Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex, HA1 3UJ
B. F. Sheffield
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Psychology, Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, Lancs., FY3 8NR
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Convulsions induced by mild pulse current (Cronholm and Ottosson, 1963; Ottosson, 1960) have been reported to be as beneficial as unilateral or bilateral sinusoidal ECT in depression while not associated with as many undesirable effects (Valentine et al., 1968). However, confirmatory work is needed, and the authors did not distinguish between response rates in neurotic and endogenous depression.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 125 , Issue 584 , July 1974 , pp. 91 - 94
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1974 

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