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Clinical Trial
. 1978 Apr 8;1(8067):738-40.
doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(78)90857-7.

Double-blind controlled trail of electroconvulsive therapy (E.C.T.) and simulated E.C.T. in depressive illness

C P Freeman, J V Basson, A Crighton
Clinical Trial

Double-blind controlled trail of electroconvulsive therapy (E.C.T.) and simulated E.C.T. in depressive illness

C P Freeman et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

40 patients prescribed electroconvulsive therapy (E.C.T.) for treatment of a depressive illness were randomly allocated to two groups. One group had the first two E.C.T. treatments replaced by simulated E.C.T. on a double-blind basis. The results show that E.C.T. is significantly superior to simulated E.C.T. in the treatment of depressive illness.

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