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Is Unilateral ECT Less Effective Than Bilateral ECT?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Giacomo d'Elia  and
Heino Raotma
Giacomo d'Elia
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry I, University of Göteborg, Sahlgrenska Sjukhuset, S-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
Heino Raotma
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry I, University of Göteborg, Sahlgrenska Sjukhuset, S-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden
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There is a general agreement about the less disruptive effect on memory and the shorter post-treatment confusion after unilateral electroconvulsive therapy (UNI-ECT) as compared with the traditional bifrontotemporal ECT (BI-ECT). However, there are divergent opinions about its therapeutic efficacy.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 126 , Issue 1 , January 1975 , pp. 83 - 89
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1975 

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