Johnstone (1980) commented RAVI ABHYANKAR 39 that ECT produces only as much improve- ment as antidepressent drugs at the end of three months, but he has overlooked earlier onset of improvement produced by ECT. Thus ECT is superior to antidepressant drugs in the treatment of depression both in terms of speed and degree of recovery. Role of ECT in Schizophrenia We observed highly significant andsi- milar improvement in both the groups, group A which received ECT and placebo and group B which received simulated ECT and chlorpromazine and there was no statistically significant difference between them.
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