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Elektrokonvulsiv terapi (ECT)

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  • Hans Ågren, professor emeritus och överläkare, Sektionen för psykiatri och neurokemi, Sahlgrenska akademin, Göteborgs universitet

Tidigare sakkunniga

  • Terje Johannessen, professor i allmänmedicin, Institutt for samfunnsmedisinske fag, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Trondheim