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Does concomitant antidepressant therapy enhance response to electroconvulsive therapy?

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    Michael E. Thase

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Thase, M.E. Does concomitant antidepressant therapy enhance response to electroconvulsive therapy?. Curr Psychiatry Rep 11, 423–425 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-009-0078-x

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