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Dr. McClintock and Colleagues Reply

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Article AbstractLetter to the Editor Sir: We appreciate the comments made by Dr. Swartz on our recent report of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in the treatment of atypical depression. We agree that our study was limited due to the lack of a placebo control group and to the use of the 24-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D- 24). Without a placebo control, we cannot be certain that ECT was beneficial in treating severely depressed patients with atypical features in the acute phase (i.e., spontaneous improvement could have occurred).

Source: The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

DOI: 10.4088/jcp.v69n1017f

Authors: Shawn M. McClintock, Mustafa M. Hussain, A. John Rush, Cynthia Classen, Melanie M. Biggs, Rebecca C. Knapp, Martina Mueller, Max Fink, Samuel H. Bailine, Teresa A. Rumar, Shirlene Sampson, Georgios Petrides, Charles H. Kellner, Sarah H. Lisanby

Language: English

Topic: Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4243807187

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