As treatments for manic-depressive illness, lithium and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) share the properties of efficacy, diagnostic specificity, and action on both mania and depression. Therapeutic and prophylactic similarities and dissimilarities are analyzed, as well as the use of lithium continuation treatment following ECT. Possible adverse interaction is discussed, and a strategy is proposed for studying biologic modes of action.
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