title: Lithium and maintenance ECT.
abstract: A 78-year-old man with a long history of major depression responded well to a course of ECT but relapsed before maintenance treatments could be started. Addition of lithium carbonate resulted in a sustained remission with maintenance treatments. The combination of maintenance ECT and lithium may be safe and effective in selected cases of refractory depression.
authors.affiliation: Geropsychiatry Section, Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D008094:Lithium