[Effectiveness of neuro-electric therapy in drug resistant endogenous psychoses].
A retrospective chart review of 50 pharmacotherapeutically resistant patients was performed after treatment with NET in 1986-1988. 28 patients suffered from schizophrenia and 22 from affective psychosis. In contrast to literature where NET as therapy of first choice has favourable results in depression in this study 60.7% of the treatment resistant acute schizophrenics responded well to NET. 3 months after discharge from hospital 9 schizophrenics (32.1%) but only 3 patients with affective psychosis (13.6%) presented a 'good' outcome (full remission). A longer duration of schizophrenia (more than 5 years since first manifestation) and a good response to neuroleptics in history was predictive for a good actual NET response (14 of 17 patients), whereas 7 of 11 patients suffering from schizophrenia less than 3 years without any period of full remission on neuroleptics were also non-responders to NET.
Psychiatrische Klinik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
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D000328:Adult; D000341:Affective Disorders, Psychotic / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents
Zur Wirksamkeit der neuroelektrischen Therapie (NET) bei pharmakotherapeutisch resistenten endogenen Psychosen.