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. 1988;4(2):169-174.

Predicting the Outcome of Endogenous Depression Following Electroconvulsive Therapy

Chittaranjan Andrade  1 , B. N. Gangadhar, G. Swaminath, S. M. Channabasavanna
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  • PMID: 11940958

Predicting the Outcome of Endogenous Depression Following Electroconvulsive Therapy

Chittaranjan Andrade et al. Convuls Ther. 1988.

Abstract

Endogenous depression is known to be associated with good outcome following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). In a double-blind, prospective study, we applied three clinical predictive indices and one diagnostic index to a cohort of 29 endogenous depressed patients, to obtain better predictors of outcome following ECT. The Newcastle Prognostic Index identified ECT responders with high specificity but low sensitivity; other indices, such as those described by Hobson (1953) and by Mendels (1967), were neither sensitive nor specific in predictive standards. If ECT-treated depressed patients are pre-selected for endogenous symptomatology, fresh clinical predictive indices need to be developed.

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