title: [Evaluation of the effectiveness of electroshock therapy in patients with refractory depression].
abstract: In the group of 35 in-patients (30 female, 5 male) from the Department of Psychiatry, Medical Academy in Wrocław with depression resistant to antidepressive pharmacotherapy, the evaluation of ES therapy was made. The high efficacy (63% of full remissions) showed combined ES therapy with tricyclic antidepressants; only in 2 female and in 1 male patient there was no effect. At the same time neither serious side-effects nor complications were found, even in older patients.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Psychiatrii Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wasik
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Leszek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kiejna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Juskowiak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012074:Remission Induction
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
vernacular_title: Ocena skuteczności elektrowstrzasów u pacjentów z depresja oporna na leczenie.