Efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy augmentation for partial response to clozapine: a pilot randomized ECT – sham controlled trial
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Efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy augmentation for partial response to clozapine: a pilot randomized ECT – sham controlled trial
Background: Thirty percent of schizophrenia patients are treatment-resistant. Objective: This is a single-blinded sham-controlled trial to assess the efficacy of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as augmentation strategy in patients with clozapine-resistant schizophrenia. Methods: Twenty three subjects were randomly assigned to 12 sessions of ECT (N = 13) or placebo (Sham ECT) (N = 10). The prima...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Clinical Psychiatry (São Paulo)
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0101-6083
DOI: 10.1590/0101-60830000000116