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Effectiveness of the electric shock treatment on the old age patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

N. Shpak ,
I. Boldi  and
I. Maze-Launay
N. Shpak
Affiliation:
Hospital Center Guillaume Regnier, Rennes
I. Boldi
Affiliation:
Hospital Center Charcot, Caudan, France
I. Maze-Launay
Affiliation:
Hospital Center Guillaume Regnier, Rennes

Abstract

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The authors analyse 17 cases of electric shock treatment performed in the over 70th years old patients. They observe the effectiveness on affective status, the cognitive performance and the patient's autonomy. These items and the treatment's tolerance are measured before and after the treatment by a standardized geriatric assessment.

The standardized geriatric assessment as an objective measure permit to put the target's indications and to monitorize the maintain of the benefits with electric shock treatment.

Type
P02-261
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 26 , Issue S2: Abstracts of the 19th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2011 , pp. 857
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2011
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