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Depression Treated with Imipramine and ECT: The DeCarolis Study Reconsidered
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The authors reevaluate a large prospective Italian study (437 patients) that compared high-dose imipramine with ECT treatment in the treatment of depression. The superiority of ECT was evident among patients with endogenous depression, and especially evident among those with delusional depression (83% improved with ECT versus 40% with imipramine) and depressions defined as severe (83% versus 35%).
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Metadata
- Authors
- Avery, D., & Lubrano, A.
- Venue
- American Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 1979-04
- Volume
- 136
- Issue
- 4B
- Pages
- 559-562
- ISSN
- 0002-953X (ISSN-L)
- 1535-7228
- OpenAlex
- W137284767
- Cited by
- 179
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 3.26
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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