A COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF ECT AND TOFR
NIL
E. M. BRUCE M.B.,
N. CRONE M.B.,
G. FITZPATRICK M.D.,
S. J. FREWIN M.B.,
A. GILLIS M.B.,
C. F. LASCELLES M.B.,
L. J. LEVENE M.B., , and
H. MERSKEY B.M.1
1 Cherry Knowle Hospital, Sunderland Co., Durham, England.
The proportion of patients who improved during the first month of treatment was higher in the group given ECT but over 60% of those given Tofr
nil showed a good response in that time, perhaps justifying the view that Tofr
nil may often serve as a substitute for ECT.