title: Electroconvulsive therapy in the medically ill.
abstract: ECT is often a necessary treatment for severe psychiatric disorders in patients with medical or neurologic comorbidity. Although the available data consist largely of cases and case series, ECT is effective in treating psychopathology despite the comorbidity. With appropriate precautions and monitoring during and after ECT, complications can be minimized.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. rasmussen.keith@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Keith G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
authors.forename: Teresa A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Rummans
authors.forename: Jarrett W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Richardson
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D015897:Comorbidity; D018450:Disease Progression; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors