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Table 1.

Clinical predictors for ECT in schizophrenia

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH FAVORABLE ECT OUTCOME FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH INFERIOR ECT OUTCOME
Catatonia First rank or Schneiderian symptoms
Perplexity or confusional state Premorbid Cluster A personality traits
Predominant positive symptoms Presence of negative symptoms
Shorter duration of exacerbating episode Chronically ill schizophrenics