The use of electroconvulsive therapy in pain patients.
Twenty-one patients with primary chronic pain received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for concurrent affective symptoms. Twenty of the 21 patients experienced improvement in the level of their pain. ECT can be an effective treatment modality for patients who have chronic pain complicated by affective symptoms.
Bloomstein
J R
JR
Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Rummans
T A
TA
Maruta
T
T
Lin
S C
SC
Pileggi
T S
TS
D000368:Aged; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D059408:Pain Management; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012189:Retrospective Studies