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The Effects of Dominant and Nondominant Unilateral ECT as Compared to Bilateral ECT

J. MCANDREW, B. BERKEY, and C. MATTHEWSAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 124, Number 4

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.124.4.483

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Electroconvulsive treatments were administered to 24 patients, each receiving one of three variations of electrode placement—dominant hemisphere, nondominant hemisphere, or bilateral. A battery of psychological tests administered to each patient before and after ECT revealed findings that fail to support previous investigations indicating that unilateral electrode placement results in fewer or less severe organic side effects than does bilateral electrode placement.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 124 • Number 4 • October 1967

Pages: 483 - 490

PubMed: 6050767

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Published in print: October 1967

Published online: 1 April 2006

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J. MCANDREW

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B. BERKEY

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C. MATTHEWS

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Staff Psychiatrist, Children's Unit, Winnebago State Hospital, Box H, Winnebago, Wis. 54985

Kenner Army Hospital, Fort Lee, Va.

University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wis.

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The Effects of Dominant and Nondominant Unilateral ECT as Compared to Bilateral ECT

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