Beta-Blocking Agents and Electroconvulsive Therapy

Birkenhäger, T.K. (Tom); Broek, W.W. (Walter) van den; Bruijn, J.A. (Jan); Groenland, T.H.N. (Theo); Kusuma, A. (Ari); Mulder, P.G.H. (Paul); Pluijms, E.M. (Esther)

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Beta-Blocking Agents and Electroconvulsive Therapy

Authors: T.K. (Tom) Birkenhäger
W.W. (Walter) van den Broek
J.A. (Jan) Bruijn
T.H.N. (Theo) Groenland
A. (Ari) Kusuma
P.G.H. (Paul) Mulder
E.M. (Esther) Pluijms
Publication date: 1 April 2007
Publisher
Doi

Abstract

In this review we want to summarize the results of the placebo-controlled randomized clinical trials with betablocking adrenergic agents during electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and review the effect on seizure duration and cardiovascular variables. We sea