Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Treatment of Patient With Depressive Disorder After Traumatic Brain Injury, Intracranial Bleeding, and Polytrauma

HOŘÍNKOVÁ, Jana, Richard BARTEČEK and Sylvie FEDOROVÁ. Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Treatment of Patient With Depressive Disorder After Traumatic Brain Injury, Intracranial Bleeding, and Polytrauma. Journal of ECT. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017, vol. 33, No 3, p. "E22"-"E24", 3 pp. ISSN 1095-0680. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000000416.

Basic information

• Original name: Electroconvulsive Therapy in the Treatment of Patient With Depressive Disorder After Traumatic Brain Injury, Intracranial Bleeding, and Polytrauma
• Authors: HOŘÍNKOVÁ, Jana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Richard BARTEČEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Sylvie FEDOROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Journal of ECT, Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2017, 1095-0680.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 30215 Psychiatry
• Country of publisher: United States of America
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 1.896
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14110/17:00097018
• Organization unit: Faculty of Medicine
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0000000000000416
• UT WoS: 000408883900003
• Keywords in English: Electroconvulsive Therapy; Depressive Disorder; Traumatic Brain Injury
• Tags: EL OK
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Depression is the most frequent affective disorder after traumatic brain injury (TBI).1 When electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered in patients after TBI, inevitable questions will arise, such as whether the method is indicated, effective, and safe and whether it is necessary to modify the methodology.