Open AccessResolution of Cognitive Adverse Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Persons with Schizophrenia: A Prospective Study
Author(s) -
Channaveerachari Naveen Kumar,
Vivek H. Phutane,
Jagadisha Thirthalli,
Naveen Jayaram,
Kesavan Muralidharan,
Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta,
Vidhi Tyagi,
Bangalore N. Gangadhar
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/ijpsym.ijpsym_75_17
Subject(s) - electroconvulsive therapy , verbal fluency test , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychology , cognition , adverse effect , psychiatry , effects of sleep deprivation on cognitive performance , audiology , clinical psychology , medicine , neuropsychology
Cognitive impairments are among the most important adverse effects of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Although much is known about them in patients with depression, there is very little information about these in persons with schizophrenia.