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Electroconvulsive therapy, the placebo effect and informed consent
- Correspondence to Dr Charlotte Rosalind Blease, School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy, Queen's University, 21 University Square, Belfast BT7 1PA, UK; cblease02@qub.ac.uk
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Electroconvulsive therapy, the placebo effect and informed consent
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- Received July 12, 2012
- Revised August 29, 2012
- Accepted September 5, 2012
- First published October 4, 2012.
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April 27, 2016
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