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A Comparison of Techniques in Electro-Convulsive Therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Max Valentine ,
K. M. G. Keddie  and
David Dunne
Max Valentine
Affiliation:
Barrow and Glenside Hospitals, Bristol
K. M. G. Keddie
Affiliation:
Sunnyside Hospital, Montrose
David Dunne
Affiliation:
Ross Clinic, Aberdeen
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Electroconvulsive therapy, modified by intravenous anaesthesia and muscle relaxants, has long been accepted as a satisfactory form of treatment. Relatively simple and safe, and effective in selected cases, the technique has undergone little change in recent years and seems almost in danger of becoming fixed indefinitely in its present form.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 114 , Issue 513 , August 1968 , pp. 989 - 996
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1968 

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