Table 1.
FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH FAVORABLE ECT OUTCOME | FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH INFERIOR ECT OUTCOME |
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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 |