Sentence examples for continuation therapy from inspiring English sources

Lithium thus appears to be a satisfactory continuation therapy after recovery from the acute episode.

The conclusion was that ECT is a very effective form of treatment of severe depression but must be accompanied by continuation therapy for its optimum effect; this continuation therapy should be maintained for up to 1 year after ECT.

The combination of nortriptyline and lithium is more effective, but the relapse rate is still high, particularly during the first month of continuation therapy.

Improvement in global illness severity was also maintained during 18 months of continuation therapy (CGI-S at continuation baseline, 2.1; 18-month completers, 1.7; LOCF-endpoint, 1.9).

This study was undertaken to assess the outcome of continuation therapy to prevent relapse among these patients during 9 weeks after completion of rTMS.

Although the immediate response to ECT is good, ample evidence exists that there is a high incidence of relapse in the months following treatment unless antidepressants are given as continuation therapy (Seager and Bird 1962).

A second closely related aspect of adherence is persistence or continuation of therapy where the period that a patient continues to take the medication before a pre-specified break in medication is measured.

(3) Continuation of therapy was also the same in non-documented or uncertain infections regardless of the severity.

For most treated individuals, the treatment should be stopped after 3 years, and the case for continuation of therapy reviewed 3 years later.

This small trial tested the hypothesis that continuation of therapy with statins influences the inflammatory response to infection and that cessation may cause an inflammatory rebound.

Stopping medication early relates to duration and persistence, or continuation of therapy.