Outcome Following Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Comparison of Primary and Secondary Depression.
In a consecutive series of 117 depressed patients referred for electroconvulsive therapy, the 10 with secondary depression had significantly poorer outcomes according to three independently assessed measures-Hamilton rating scale score at discharge, global rating at discharge, and mean depressive symptom score during a 6-month follow-up.
Coryell
William
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Pfohl
Bruce
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Zimmerman
Mark
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