title: Treatment of dopaminomimetic psychosis in Parkinson's disease with electroconvulsive therapy.
abstract: Two Parkinsonian patients with chronic nonconfusional dopaminomimetic psychosis were treated with a course of electroconvulsive therapy. In both cases sustained remission of psychosis was obtained in the face of ongoing administration of dopaminomimetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Hurwitz
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Calne
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Waterman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D007980:Levodopa