Changes in neuropsychological test performance after electroconvulsive therapy

A group of 231 psychiatric patients were evaluated (with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery) before and after electroconvulsive therapy. Improvement during the course of therapy was shown in 96% of the measures and significant improvement (p...

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Published inBiological psychiatry (1969) Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 61
Main Authors Malloy, F W, Small, I F, Miller, M J, Milstein, V, Stout, J R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.1982
Subjects
Dominance, Cerebral
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Humans
Neurocognitive Disorders - psychology
Psychological Tests
Psychotic Disorders - psychology
Psychotic Disorders - therapy
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Summary:A group of 231 psychiatric patients were evaluated (with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Test Battery) before and after electroconvulsive therapy. Improvement during the course of therapy was shown in 96% of the measures and significant improvement (p less than 0.05) occurred in 37.5% of the measures, indicating generally improved functioning. The performance of these patients on the pre-ECT testing was generally in the range characteristic of patients with documented brain damage, but the score improved during the course of treatment to the borderline normal level.
ISSN:0006-3223