One hundred and sixty-three patients treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in a district psychogeriatric unit during 1981 were followed up after 3 years. After the original course (mean 11.2 treatments) 51% were rated as fully recovered and 23% as much improved. Two-thirds experienced one or
Old age protection in India: Problems and prognosis
β Scribed by Ranadev Goswami
- Book ID
- 108565918
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 227 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0020-871X
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