Variation of plasma cortisol levels in patients with depression after treatment with bilateral electroconvulsive therapy

Introduction: More than 60 years after the introduction of modern psychopharmacology, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) continues to be an essential therapeutic modality in the treatment of mental disorders, but its mechanism of action remains unclear. Hormones play an essential role in the developmen...

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Autor principal: Burgese,Daniel Fortunato (author)
Outros Autores: Bassitt,Débora Pastore (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2015
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Texto completo:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892015000100027
País:Brasil
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