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ECT: a controversial but effective treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Siobhan Ni Bhriain  and
Kevin Malone
Siobhan Ni Bhriain
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Research, St. Vincent's University Hospital, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
Kevin Malone
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Research, St. Vincent's University Hospital, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , September 2003 , pp. 74 - 76
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