[Electroconvulsive therapy in compulsive syndromes. A case report].
We report on a case of successful ECT in serious drug-resistant and psychotherapy-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder. The 44-year old male patient had already had symptoms of this disorder for 4 years, and they completely disappeared after seven ECTs (1 bi-, 6 unilateral). After remission of the obsessions the patient underwent a behaviour therapy to consolidate the success of the ECT treatment and to prepare the patient for returning to work. He remains free of obsessions 18 months later.
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Psychiatrisches Landeskrankenhaus, Weinsberg.
D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome