Key result
Long-term weekly continuation electroconvulsive therapy over several years prevented rapid decompensation in 3 patients without causing clinical evidence of cognitive or physical morbidity.
Why the study?
Does long-term weekly continuation electroconvulsive therapy prevent decompensation safely in patients with severe psychiatric disorders?
Case Report (n=3)
Does long-term weekly continuation electroconvulsive therapy prevent decompensation safely in patients with severe psychiatric disorders?
Long-term weekly continuation ECT may be necessary and safe for certain patients with severe psychiatric disorders who rapidly decompensate when treatment frequency is reduced.
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May support individualized long-term weekly ECT in refractory cases; leaves open need for controlled trials on safety and efficacy.
Zisselman et al. (2007) conducted a case report in Schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, and major depression with psychotic features (n=3). Weekly Continuation Electroconvulsive Therapy was evaluated on Treatment related cognitive or physical morbidity. Long-term weekly continuation electroconvulsive therapy over several years prevented rapid decompensation in 3 patients without causing clinical evidence of cognitive or physical morbidity.
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