The authors describe their experience with maintenance electroconvulsive therapy administered to 10 patients, using an abbreviated or a full maintenance schedule. Recommendation for either form of treatment was made on clinical grounds. Patients with major depressive episodes with delusional features appear to respond best to maintenance ECT.
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Cureus
December 2024
Psychiatry, Psychiatrisch Ziekenhuis Asster, Sint-Truiden, BEL.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is widely recognized as a safe and effective intervention for treating severe affective episodes in patients with bipolar disorder. However, it can sometimes precipitate unexpected manic phases in patients treated for a depressive episode, a phenomenon known as ECT-induced mania. While this occurrence is recognized, it remains poorly understood and minimally addressed in the literature.
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December 2024
College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA.
Objective: Benzodiazepines, particularly lorazepam, are good options for acute catatonia treatment. Published catatonia literature on benzodiazepine maintenance treatment and benzodiazepine tolerance is limited.
Methods: This is a chart review covering 30 years of clinical experience in the state of Kentucky, (United States of America), where there was no easy access to electroconvulsive therapy.
J ECT
December 2024
Bipolar and Depressive Disorders Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain.
Encephale
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University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Department of Psychiatry D, Razi Hospital, Manouba, Tunisia.
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