title: Full and Abbreviated Courses of Maintenance Electroconvulsive Therapy.
abstract: The authors describe their experience with maintenance electroconvulsive therapy administered to 10 patients, using an abbreviated or a full maintenance schedule. Recommendation for either form of treatment was made on clinical grounds. Patients with major depressive episodes with delusional features appear to respond best to maintenance ECT.
authors.affiliation: Depression and Electroconvulsive Therapy Programs, University of Michigan Psychiatry Department, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Leon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grunhaus
authors.forename: Atul C.
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Pande
authors.forename: Roger F.
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Haskett