title: Do benzodiazepines interfere with the action of electroconvulsive therapy?
abstract: A 67-year-old anxious and depressed woman was withdrawn from a long-term course of a benzodiazepine and soon after was given ECT. This proved ineffective, but ECT given some months later was successful. It is suggested that the chronic administration of the benzodiazepine may have induced changes in the brain that interfered with ECT.
authors.affiliation: London Hospital Medical College.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lawton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003975:Diazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D003975:Diazepam